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These conjunctions may take pronominal inflections, taking the pronoun suffix for the subject.
These conjunctions may take pronominal inflections, taking the pronoun suffix for the subject.
===Negation===
===Negation===
In prose, a clause is negated by adding ''ba'' before the verb and using the word ''duš'' before the absolutive (object of transitive verbs, or subject of intransitive verbs) constituent. The word ''duš'' is not used when the noun is not explicit.
In prose, a clause is negated by adding ''ba'' before the verb and using the particle ''duš'' before the absolutive (object of transitive verbs, or subject of intransitive verbs) constituent. It combines with determiners as well:


*''Ytarrě.'' = He believes.
*''Ytarrě.'' = He believes.
*''Ba ytmě duš qasi.'' (NEG 3SG.N-eat-3SG.M NEG.ABS-meat) = He does not eat meat.
*''Ba ytmě dušno/dun qasi.'' (NEG 3SG.N-eat-3SG.M NEG.ABS-N.NOM meat) = He does not eat meat.


''Baga'' translates "no".
''Baga'' translates "no".