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===Clitics===
===Clitics===


Clitics are short words beginning with a consonant and containing secondary vowels which perform grammatical information in a sentence. They have no effect on the stress pattern within the word to which they are attached and they themselves may be stressed or unstressed depending on emphasis.
Clitics are short words beginning with a consonant and containing secondary vowels which contribute grammatical information in a sentence. They have no effect on the stress pattern within the word to which they are attached and they themselves may be stressed or unstressed depending on emphasis.


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! Clitic !! Gloss !! Use !! Counterpart
! Clitic !! Gloss !! Use !! Counterpart
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| '''hua=''' || Q= || question clitic, turns the clause it is attached to into a yes/no question || -
| '''hua=''' || Q= || question clitic, turns the word it is attached to into a yes/no question || '''''hua='''''
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| '''loe=''' || NEG= || negative clitic, negates the word it is attached to ||
| '''leo=''' || NEG= || negative clitic, "not", negates the word it is attached to || '''''gui='''''
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| '''gui=''' || AFF= || affirmative clitic, "indeed", emphatically affirms the word it is attached to || '''''loe='''''
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| '''heo=''' || NEG.Q= || negative question clitic, "not?", turns the word it is attached to into a question with an expected negative answer || '''''gui='''''
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| '''hui=''' || AFF.Q= || affirmative question clitic, "indeed?", turns the word it is attached to into a question with an expected affirmative answer || '''''loe='''''
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| '''toe=''' || FOC= || focus clitic, indicates what it precedes is the focus of the sentence, the new information that is being claimed || '''''nau='''''
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| '''nau=''' || TOP= || topic clitic, indicates what it precedes is the topic of the sentence, known information about which something is claimed in the focus || '''''toe='''''
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| '''sau=''' || or= || inclusive disjunctive clitic, "or", "and/or", indicates an alternative which is not exclusive || '''''sau='''''
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| '''tau=''' || XOR= || exclusive disjunctive clitic, "or" "or ... but not both", indicates an exclusive alternative || '''tau='''
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| '''tia=''' || although= || causal adversative clitic, "although", "even though", indicates the context under which some other fact is unexpected or contrastive || '''''jeo='''''
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| '''jeo=''' || but= || effective adversative clitic, "but", "however", "nevertheless", indicates something surprising given another fact or situation || '''''tia='''''
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| '''vui=''' || and= || simultaneous conjunctive clitic, "and", indicates a simultaneous addition || '''''vui='''''
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| '''nua=''' || first= || initial conjunctive clitic, "first", "initially", indicates what follows happens first in a sequence || '''sua='''
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| '''sua=''' || subsequently= || subsequent conjunctive clitic, "then", "subsequently", indicates an addition that follows in time || '''''vui='''''
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| '''jau=''' || while= || simultaneous temporal clitic, "while", indicates that what follows is the temporal context for another event or situation || '''''toe=''''' (/ '''''nau=''''')
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