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*Affirmative: ''haa'' + "Jussive affirmative" - e.g. ''haa yarkú'' "let him see!"
*Affirmative: ''haa'' + "Jussive affirmative" - e.g. ''haa yarkú'' "let him see!"
*Negative: ''ma'' + "Jussive negative" - e.g. ''ma yarkinú'' "let him not see!"
*Negative: ''ma'' + "Jussive negative" - e.g. ''ma yarkinú'' "let him not see!"
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===Numbers===
====Cardinal Numbers====
Cardinal numbers come before nouns in the singular - e.g. ''lama nama'' "two people" (NOT ''*lama namooti'').
*1 -
*2 - lama
*3 - sadxa
*4 - afra
*5 - shaana
*6 - liixa
*7 - todba
*8 - siddeeta
*9 - sagaala
*10 - tomna
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=====Compound Tenses=====
=====Compound Tenses=====
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Patient nouns are formed by adding agent suffixes to stative passive or to ''-am-'' passive - e.g. ''arkanaa'' "one who is seen (''m.'')", ''arkameeya'' "those who are seen". The two forms (i.e. stative vs ''-am-'' passive) have slightly different connotations. For example, ''arkanaa'' might refer to someone who is being seen at the moment, while ''arkamaa'' might refer to someone who is regularly seen.
Patient nouns are formed by adding agent suffixes to stative passive or to ''-am-'' passive - e.g. ''arkanaa'' "one who is seen (''m.'')", ''arkameeya'' "those who are seen". The two forms (i.e. stative vs ''-am-'' passive) have slightly different connotations. For example, ''arkanaa'' might refer to someone who is being seen at the moment, while ''arkamaa'' might refer to someone who is regularly seen.
===Numbers===
====Cardinal Numbers====
When used with a noun, the dependent forms are used. When used as a pronoun, the independent forms are used. All numbers are grammatically feminine except for one, which can be either gender. The masculine form of one (i.e. ''mitta'') is used for counting.
Cardinal numbers come before nouns in the unmarked form. If there is no unmarked form, the singulative is used - e.g. ''lammá nama'' "two people" (NOT ''*lammá namooti''); ''áfar afka'' "four mouths/languages" (NOT ''*áfar afaani'')
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Qino cardinal numbers
|-
! !! Independent !! Dependent
|-
! 0
| ||
|-
! 1
| mitta (''m.''); mitti (''f.'') || mit
|-
! 2
| lamma || lammá
|-
! 3
| sidexa || sidex
|-
! 4
| áfara || áfar
|-
! 5
| shana || shan
|-
! 6
| lexa || lex
|-
! 7
| todba || todbá
|-
! 8
| siddeeta || siddeet
|-
! 9
| sagaala || sagaal
|-
! 10
| tabana || taban
|-
! 11
| tabana shi mitta || taban shi mit
|-
! 20
| lammáatama || lammáatam
|-
! 30
| sóddoma || sóddom
|-
! 40
| afártama || afártam
|-
! 50
| kóntoma || kóntom
|-
! 60
| léxtama || léxtam
|-
! 70
| todbáatama || todbáatam
|-
! 80
| siddéettama || siddéettam
|-
! 90
| sagáaltama || sagáaltam
|-
! 100
| baqala || baqal
|-
! 1000
| kuma || kum
|-
|}


===Definitives===
===Definitives===
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See [[Qino#Demonstratives|Demonstratives]].
See [[Qino#Demonstratives|Demonstratives]].
====Numerals====
====Numerals====
See [[Qino#Numerals|Numerals]].
See [[Qino#Numbers|Numbers]].
====Genitives====
====Genitives====
Nouns/pronouns in the genitive behave as definitives. They must occur with a noun or pronoun and are accented - e.g. ''<b>kiishi</b> mana'' "'''my''' house", ''<b>Maxammadi</b> ka'' "Mohammad's one".
Nouns/pronouns in the genitive behave as definitives. They must occur with a noun or pronoun and are accented - e.g. ''<b>kiishi</b> mana'' "'''my''' house", ''<b>Maxammadi</b> ka'' "Mohammad's one".
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