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*'''''upa''' wamēki'' – "'''even''' he/she doesn’t know it".  
*'''''upa''' wamēki'' – "'''even''' he/she doesn’t know it".  
Another commonly used particle is ''hē'', which has a broad range of meaning, but typically emphasises verbs:  
Another commonly used particle is ''hē'', which has a broad range of meaning, but typically emphasises verbs:  
*'''''hē''' šiyikattei'' – "'''indeed''' this was definitely going to happen";  
*'''''hē''' šiyikattei'' – "'''indeed''', this was definitely going to happen";  
*'''''hē''' ektei'' – "I have '''barely''' done it".  
*'''''hē''' ektei'' – "I have '''barely''' done it".  
The particle ''ha'' can be used with both nouns and verbs and acts as a topic marker:  
The particle ''ha'' can be used with both nouns and verbs and acts as a topic marker:  
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*''kurōkha '''kana''''' – "do it '''already'''" .
*''kurōkha '''kana''''' – "do it '''already'''" .
Its reduplicated form can also be used on its own: ''kana-kana!'' "come on!" The particle ''nu/na'' is used as an [[w:Interjection|interjection]], similarly to ''ha'' and can be translated as "oh", "fine" or "okay":
Its reduplicated form can also be used on its own: ''kana-kana!'' "come on!" The particle ''nu/na'' is used as an [[w:Interjection|interjection]], similarly to ''ha'' and can be translated as "oh", "fine" or "okay":
*'''''Nu''' kheisi'' – "'''alright''' I’ll do it".
*'''''Nu''' kheisi'' – "'''all right''', I’ll do it".
Finally the particle ''hi'' has a meaning of "so, very" but its usage broadly overlaps with ''ha''. It is very common in Erepursal and its original dialect, while in the standard (Umunesal) it is rarely used, being substituted with ''ha'':
Finally the particle ''hi'' has a meaning of "so, very" but its usage broadly overlaps with ''ha''. It is very common in Erepursal and its original dialect, while in the standard (Umunesal) it is rarely used, being substituted with ''ha'':
*'''''hi''' upara'' – "it’s '''so''' late";
*'''''hi''' upara'' – "it’s '''so''' late";