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*''kale'' (+ ablative): apart from; except | *''kale'' (+ ablative): apart from; except | ||
====Focus Particles==== | ====Focus Particles==== | ||
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*''ma'' | For interrogative pronouns, see [[Qino#Interrogative_Pronouns|Interrogative Pronouns]]. | ||
*''ma'' = question particle | |||
**Can occur before focused nouns to put emphasis on them - e.g. ''Ma sháraa tarkee?'' "Was it ''a dog'' that you saw?" | **Can occur before focused nouns to put emphasis on them - e.g. ''Ma sháraa tarkee?'' "Was it ''a dog'' that you saw?" | ||
**Can occur before unfocused nouns, roughly meaning "which" - e.g. ''Ma shara tarke?'' "Which dog did you see?" | **Can occur before unfocused nouns, roughly meaning "which" - e.g. ''Ma shara tarke?'' "Which dog did you see?" | ||
**Can occur before affirmative verbs to make yes/no questions (negative verbs which already have the negative particle ''ma'' do not use it) - e.g. ''Ma ka tarkee?'' "Did you see it?"; ''Ma ka tarkinee?'' "Did you not see it?" | **Can occur before affirmative verbs to make yes/no questions (negative verbs which already have the negative particle ''ma'' do not use it) - e.g. ''Ma ka tarkee?'' "Did you see it?"; ''Ma ka tarkinee?'' "Did you not see it?" | ||
==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||