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*nominalization prefixes (see [[Kola#Non-finite_forms|non-finite forms]] above) | *nominalization prefixes (see [[Kola#Non-finite_forms|non-finite forms]] above) | ||
*''-ä-'': relativizer | *''-ä-'': relativizer | ||
*'' | *''ni-'' (with subjunctive): "that" - e.g. ኒኜዴ ''ninyeddé'' "that I walk" | ||
**Can be used for necessative (must, should), often in combination with the applicative - e.g. | **Can be used for necessative (must, should), often in combination with the applicative - e.g. ኒኜዴ (ዪኝዋለ) ''ninyeddé (yinywálä)'' "I must walk" (literally: "(there is on me) that I walk") | ||
*'' | *''ni-'' (with indicative): places focus on verb - e.g. ኒኜዴ ''ninyedde'' "I did walk" (i.e. "(it is true) that I walked") | ||
*''kä-'': primary negation prefix | *''kä-'': primary negation prefix | ||
*''bä-'': "when, if; because" | *''bä-'': "when, if; because" | ||