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====Focus Particles==== | ====Focus Particles==== | ||
Focus particles are used with verbs. They are ''waa'' | Focus particles are used with main clause verbs. They are ''waa'', ''waxa'', ''aa'', and 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. | *''waa'' optionally precedes a main affirmative verb. It is used to indicate that the verb is NOT being used as an adjectivally and puts emphasis on the verb. | ||
:e.g. ''ninki bixi'' "the man left" OR "the man who left"; ''ninki <b>waa</b> bixi'' "the man left" | :e.g. ''ninki bixi'' "the man left" OR "the man who left"; ''ninki <b>waa</b> bixi'' "the man left" or "the man ''left''" | ||
::''minki cad'' "the house is white" OR "the white house"; ''minki <b>waa</b> cad'' "the house is white" | ::''minki cad'' "the house is white" OR "the white house"; ''minki <b>waa</b> cad'' "the house is white" or "the house is ''white''" | ||
:*The interrogative equivalent of ''waa'' is ''maa''. | :*The interrogative equivalent of ''waa'' is ''maa''. | ||
:e.g. ''ninki <b>maa</b> bixi?'' "did the man leave?" | |||
:*''waa'' and ''maa'' can combine to clitic subjects as follows: | :*''waa'' and ''maa'' can combine to clitic subjects as follows: | ||
::*''waa'' + ''an'' → ''waan'' | ::*''waa'' + ''an'' → ''waan'' | ||
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::*''waa'' + ''isin'' → ''weesin'' | ::*''waa'' + ''isin'' → ''weesin'' | ||
::*''waa'' + ''isho'' → ''weesho'' | ::*''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''. | *''waxa'' is used before a main verb when the object follows the verb, allowing for a SVO word order. It literally means ''the thing''. | ||
:e.g. ''ninki <b>waxa</b> qaathi qalin'' "the man took a pen" (literally "the thing the man took (was) a pen") | :e.g. ''ninki <b>waxa</b> qaathi qalin'' "the man took a pen" (literally "the thing the man took (was) a pen") | ||
:*The interrogative equivalent of ''waxa'' is ''maxa''. | :*The interrogative equivalent of ''waxa'' is ''maxa''. | ||
:e.g. ''ninki <b>maxa</b> qaathi qalin?'' "did the man take a pen?" | |||
:*''waxa'' and ''maxa'' can combine to clitic subjects as follows: | :*''waxa'' and ''maxa'' can combine to clitic subjects as follows: | ||
::*''waxa'' + ''an'' → ''waxan'' | ::*''waxa'' + ''an'' → ''waxan'' | ||
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::*''waxa'' + ''isin'' → ''wixisin'' | ::*''waxa'' + ''isin'' → ''wixisin'' | ||
::*''waxa'' + ''isho'' → ''wixisho'' | ::*''waxa'' + ''isho'' → ''wixisho'' | ||
*''aa'' put emphasis on a noun (either subject or object). It follows the noun being emphasized. | |||
:e.g. ''ninki <b>aa</b> qalinki qaathi''/''qalinki ninki <b>aa</b> qaathi'' "''the man'' took the pen" (or "the pen took ''the man''") | |||
:*The interrogative equivalent of ''aa'' is ''ma'', which goes before the noun. | |||
:e.g. ''<b>ma</b> ninki qalinki qaathi?'' "did ''the man'' take the pen?" (or "did the pen take ''the man''?) | |||
:*''aa'' can combine to clitic subjects in the same way as ''waa''. | |||
===Adjectives=== | ===Adjectives=== | ||