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The definite article always comes at the beginning of a noun phrase and has two forms: short and long. The short forms are used when the article directly preceding the noun being modified. If there is separation, the long forms can be used, especially if the short forms may cause confusion. | The definite article always comes at the beginning of a noun phrase and has two forms: short and long. The short forms are used when the article directly preceding the noun being modified. If there is separation, the long forms can be used, especially if the short forms may cause confusion. | ||
:e.g. ''ka mana'' "the house"; ''ka wiine mana'' | :e.g. ''ka mana'' "the house"; ''ka wiine mana'' / ''kana wiine mana'' "the big house" (no confusion) | ||
::''ka yarka nama'' | ::''ka yarka nama'' / ''kana yarka nama'' "the person who sees" (but the former could also mean "a person who sees him") | ||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||
|+ Qino definite article | |+ Qino definite article | ||