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===Dependent clauses=== | ===Dependent clauses=== | ||
Typically a dependent clause comes after the main clause in a Takkenit sentence and are often preceded with a proclitic "''je''", which means "that", "what" or "whether", for instance: ''Tewe meŋi je-kukmekamkale'' "This is the man I've seen before", where [''tewe meŋi''] is an independent clause, since it can stand by itself as a simple sentence - "It's a man"; while [''je-kukmekamkale''] is a dependent clause and provides an additional information to the sentence - "It's someone I've seen before". | |||
Some dependent clauses can begin with a dependent word, which are used instead or along with the "je-" proclitic for clarification. For example: ''Tuŋŋemiŋ jukunta kilketi'' "I know where you're going", where [''jukunta kilketi''] is a dependent clause beginning with a word ''jukunta'' "where". | |||
==Example texts== | ==Example texts== | ||