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*''Pið Đavíð þax žin, u mul bø hapuð uras.'' = When David goes to sleep, he doesn't turn off the lights. | *''Pið Đavíð þax žin, u mul bø hapuð uras.'' = When David goes to sleep, he doesn't turn off the lights. | ||
Yes-no questions are marked by a rising intonation, using the focus particle ''=nr'' (cognate to Hebrew נא) after the word/phrase whose truth value is asked about, and dropping '' | Yes-no questions are marked by a rising intonation, using the focus particle ''=nr'' (cognate to Hebrew נא) after the word/phrase whose truth value is asked about, and dropping ''ri'' in sentences with a nominal subject. In sentences without a specific focused constituent, ''nr'' appears sentence-finally in sentences with no finite verb, and after the finite verb if there is one. | ||
* ''Đavíð þax žin nr?'' = Is David going to bed? (neutral) | * ''Đavíð þax žin nr?'' = Is David going to bed? (neutral) | ||
* ''Đavíð nr þax žin?'' = Is it David who's going to bed? | * ''Đavíð nr þax žin?'' = Is it David who's going to bed? | ||