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| suttu/sut, =s + [NP]=suttu

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There are two major connectives.  One binds only NPs together, while the other binds a NP or adjunct (e.g. evidentials) and a clause together.  The first type of connective, called the ''min''-connective, is used most notably for creating possessive phrases.  The ''min''-connective also performs other functions.  The other is called the ''wa''-connective and is used to bind adjuncts to clauses.  The two connectives are described in further detail below.

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The ''Wa''-Connective clitic appears either at the head of a clause, or at the end of a final clause, usually doubling any consonant that follows.  The ''Wa''-connective is therefore divided into two classes of constructions, based on the location of the particle in the sentential complex. The first classification is known as the Preposed ''Wa''-Construction” in which the ''Wa''= clitic appears at the head of a clause, and the second classification is called the Postposed ''Wa''-Construction, because it appears in the final position of the last clause of a sentential complex.  Their structures are therefore different, as illustrated in the following table:

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| [Clause] + ''wa=''[Adjunct/NP]

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The Preposed ''Wa''-Construction performs the following functions: