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===Particles=== | ===Particles=== | ||
====Focus particles==== | ====Focus particles==== | ||
*ን- '''nï-''' : | |||
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**(with nominals): places focus on the nominal - e.g. ንሚ ኛዬዴ ''<b>nïmí</b> nyayédde.'' "<b>It is I</b> who walked." (compare: ሚኒ ኜዴ ''míni nyédde.'' "I walked.") | **(with nominals): places focus on the nominal - e.g. ንሚ ኛዬዴ ''<b>nïmí</b> nyayédde.'' "<b>It is I</b> who walked." (compare: ሚኒ ኜዴ ''míni nyédde.'' "I walked.") | ||
**(with verbs in the indicative): places focus on the verb - e.g. ንኜዴ ''nïnyedde'' "I did walk" (i.e. "(it is true) that I walked") | **(with verbs in the indicative): places focus on the verb - e.g. ንኜዴ ''nïnyedde'' "I did walk" (i.e. "(it is true) that I walked") | ||
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====Conjunctions==== | ====Conjunctions==== | ||
*'''-nä''': "and" - joins components in a clause | *-ነ '''-nä''': "and" - joins components in a clause | ||
*'''na''': "and" - joins clauses | *ና '''na''': "and" - joins clauses | ||
====Adpositions==== | ====Adpositions==== | ||
*Locative prefixes (with all their meanings) | *Locative prefixes (with all their meanings) |