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**Attaches to following word. Accented unless case endings are added.
**Attaches to following word. Accented unless case endings are added.
**Can occur before unfocused nominals, meaning "what/which" - e.g. ''máshara tarke?'' "what dog did you see?"
**Can occur before unfocused nominals, meaning "what/which" - e.g. ''máshara tarke?'' "what dog did you see?"
**Can occur before affirmative verbs to make yes/no questions (negative verbs which already have the negative particle ''ma-'' do not use it, but they do have optional final vowel lengthening). This particle is not obligatory and can be ommitted (with final lengthening if applicable) - e.g. ''caamtee / mácaamte?'' "did you eat?" (optional question particle); ''mácaaminte / macaamintee?'' "did you not eat?" (no question particle due to presence of negative particle)
**Can occur before affirmative verbs to make yes/no questions (negative verbs which already have the negative particle ''ma-'' do not use it, but they do have optional final vowel lengthening). This particle is not obligatory and can be omitted (with final lengthening if applicable) - e.g. ''caamtee / mácaamte?'' "did you eat?" (optional question particle); ''mácaaminte / macaamintee?'' "did you not eat?" (no question particle due to presence of negative particle)
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*''-me'' = interrogative focus particle
*''-me'' = interrogative focus particle