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::e.g. ''<b>waa</b> nín'' OR ''nín <b>wáa</b>''(he) is a man". | ::e.g. ''<b>waa</b> nín'' OR ''nín <b>wáa</b>''(he) is a man". | ||
:::''<b>wáa</b> cadaan'' OR ''cadaan <b>wáa</b>'' "(he/she/it/they) is/are white" (literally "whiteness"). | :::''<b>wáa</b> cadaan'' OR ''cadaan <b>wáa</b>'' "(he/she/it/they) is/are white" (literally "whiteness"). | ||
:*As an extension of the above | ::*When ''wáa'' occurs at the end of the sentence, it can optionally become ''wáay(e)''. | ||
:*As an extension of the above usage, it can be used with a subordinate clause (introduced by ''ín'' "that") to indicate obligation. In tenses other than the present indicative, the copula (in the feminine) is used. | |||
::e.g. ''<b>waa</b> ín us taghó'' "he should/has to go" (literally: "it (is) that he go). | ::e.g. ''<b>waa</b> ín us taghó'' "he should/has to go" (literally: "it (is) that he go). | ||
:::''ín us taghó <b>ahaayti</b>'' "he should have gone" (literally: "it was that he go"). | :::''ín us taghó <b>ahaayti</b>'' "he should have gone" (literally: "it was that he go"). | ||