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*''ha'' is used in the negative imperative. e.g. ''ha bixin'' "don't leave".

*''ya'' is used to negate the jussive. e.g. ''ya usan bixin'' "don't let him leave". Like ''ma'', ''ya'' can combine with clitic subjects. e.g. ''yawsan bixin''.

====Focus Particles====

Focus particles are used with verbs. They are ''waa'' and ''waxa'', as well as their interrogative equivalents (more may be added later).

*''waa'' optionally precedes a main affirmative verb. It is used to indicate that the verb is NOT being used as an adjectivally.

:e.g. ''ninki bixi'' "the man left" OR "the man who left"; ''ninki waa bixi'' "the man left"

::''minki cad'' "the house is white" OR "the white house"; ''minki waa cad'' "the house is white" (equivalent to ''minki cadyaha'')

:*The interrogative equivalent of ''waa'' is ''maa''.

:*''waa'' and ''maa'' can combine to clitic subjects as follows:

::*''waa'' + ''an'' → ''waan''

::*''waa'' + ''ad'' → ''waad''

::*''waa'' + ''us'' → ''woos''

::*''waa'' + ''ish'' → ''weesh''

::*''waa'' + ''un'' → ''woon''

::*''waa'' + ''isin'' → ''weesin''

::*''waa'' + ''isho'' → ''weesho''

*''waxa'' is used before a verb when the object follows the verb, allowing for a SVO word order. It literally means ''the thing''.

:e.g. ''ninki waxa qaathi qalin'' "the man took a pen" (literally "the thing the man took (was) a pen")

:*The interrogative equivalent of ''waxa'' is ''maxa''.

:*''waxa'' and ''maxa'' can combine to clitic subjects as follows:

::*''waxa'' + ''an'' → ''waxan''

::*''waxa'' + ''ad'' → ''waxad''

::*''waxa'' + ''us'' → ''wuxus''

::*''waxa'' + ''ish'' → ''wixish''

::*''waxa'' + ''un'' → ''wuxun''

::*''waxa'' + ''isin'' → ''wixisin''

::*''waxa'' + ''isho'' → ''wixisho''

===Adjectives===

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