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English translation: "then; that". This suffix is used primarily to link Sequential clauses. It also interacts with other verbal affixes in clause combining operations to form conditionals, complements, and other clause types. | English translation: "then; that". This suffix is used primarily to link Sequential clauses. <br/> | ||
It also interacts with other verbal affixes in clause combining operations to form conditionals, <br/> | |||
complements, and other clause types. | |||
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! Purposive | ! Purposive | ||
| -nimmā | | -nimmā | ||
| in order to | | in order to | ||
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! Direct Quotative | ! Direct Quotative | ||
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! Irrealis Affix | ! Irrealis Affix | ||
| -š- | | -š- | ||
| This affix marks the VP as an unrealized and/or hypothetical state or event. In addition to its usage in interrogative sentences, this affix, combined with the Consequential affix and certain sentential particles to form hypothetical and conterfactual clauses. This affix tends to elide any consonant before it. The Irrealis co-occurs with certain affixes, such as the Desiderative and allied forms, the Conative, the Inclinative, and the Future tenses. | | This affix marks the VP as an unrealized and/or hypothetical state or event. In addition to its usage in <br/> | ||
interrogative sentences, this affix, combined with the Consequential affix and certain sentential particles<br/> | |||
to form hypothetical and conterfactual clauses. This affix tends to elide any consonant before it. The Irrealis <br/> | |||
co-occurs with certain affixes, such as the Desiderative and allied forms, the Conative, the Inclinative, and the <br/> | |||
Future tenses. It is also used in interrogative sentences and imperatives. | |||
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! Nominalizer | ! Nominalizer | ||