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::''minki cad'' "the house is white" OR "the white house"; ''minki <b>waa</b> cad'' "the house is white" or "the house is ''white''" | ::''minki cad'' "the house is white" OR "the white house"; ''minki <b>waa</b> cad'' "the house is white" or "the house is ''white''" | ||
:*The interrogative equivalent of ''waa'' is ''maa''. | :*The interrogative equivalent of ''waa'' is ''maa''. | ||
:e.g. ''ninki <b>maa</b> bixi?'' "did the man leave?" | ::e.g. ''ninki <b>maa</b> bixi?'' "did the man leave?" | ||
:*''waa'' and ''maa'' can combine to clitic subjects as follows: | :*''waa'' and ''maa'' can combine to clitic subjects as follows: | ||
::*''waa'' + ''an'' → ''waan'' | ::*''waa'' + ''an'' → ''waan'' | ||
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:e.g. ''ninki <b>waxa</b> qaathi qalin'' "the man took a pen" (literally "the thing the man took (was) a pen") | :e.g. ''ninki <b>waxa</b> qaathi qalin'' "the man took a pen" (literally "the thing the man took (was) a pen") | ||
:*The interrogative equivalent of ''waxa'' is ''maxa''. | :*The interrogative equivalent of ''waxa'' is ''maxa''. | ||
:e.g. ''ninki <b>maxa</b> qaathi qalin?'' "did the man take a pen?" | ::e.g. ''ninki <b>maxa</b> qaathi qalin?'' "did the man take a pen?" | ||
:*''waxa'' and ''maxa'' can combine to clitic subjects as follows: | :*''waxa'' and ''maxa'' can combine to clitic subjects as follows: | ||
::*''waxa'' + ''an'' → ''waxan'' | ::*''waxa'' + ''an'' → ''waxan'' | ||
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:e.g. ''ninki <b>aa</b> qalinki qaathi''/''qalinki ninki <b>aa</b> qaathi'' "''the man'' took the pen" (or "the pen took ''the man''") | :e.g. ''ninki <b>aa</b> qalinki qaathi''/''qalinki ninki <b>aa</b> qaathi'' "''the man'' took the pen" (or "the pen took ''the man''") | ||
:*The interrogative equivalent of ''aa'' is ''ma'', which goes before the noun. | :*The interrogative equivalent of ''aa'' is ''ma'', which goes before the noun. | ||
:e.g. ''<b>ma</b> ninki qalinki qaathi?'' "did ''the man'' take the pen?" (or "did the pen take ''the man''?) | ::e.g. ''<b>ma</b> ninki qalinki qaathi?'' "did ''the man'' take the pen?" (or "did the pen take ''the man''?) | ||
:*''aa'' can combine to clitic subjects in the same way as ''waa''. | :*''aa'' can combine to clitic subjects in the same way as ''waa''. | ||