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The Irrealis ''-hi'' is suffixed to the copula. | The Irrealis ''-hi'' is suffixed to the copula. It is obligatory for all Future tenses. It also surfaces in imperatives, yes-no questions which are marked with the ''-yo'' suffix, and in WH-questions when the event actually happening has not yet been established as having occurred; for example, ''Enket chire?'', "Where did he die?" implies that the person's death is a fact, and it is only the location that is being inquired, versus ''Enket chire-hi?'' implies that not only is the location unknown, but the person's actual death happening still remains to be established. | ||
======Derivation ====== | ======Derivation ====== | ||