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:e.g. ''<b>Ánaa</b> baxe'' "'''It was I''' who left"; ''<b>Sharíifaa</b> ku ma yarkino'' "'''It is Shariif''' who does not see you." | :e.g. ''<b>Ánaa</b> baxe'' "'''It was I''' who left"; ''<b>Sharíifaa</b> ku ma yarkino'' "'''It is Shariif''' who does not see you." | ||
*''dha'': | *''dha'': | ||
**Can be put after a nominal to place emphasis on it. | **Can be put after a nominal to place emphasis on it. Optionally attaches to the preceding word, causing nominals ending in a short, unstressed vowel to drop it. The main verb (if there is one) is placed in the attributive and suffixed with ''-m''. The emphasized nominal + ''dha'' can occur at the beginning or end of the sentence, but the end is more common - e.g. ''Bàxem <b>ándha</b>.'' "The one who left '''was I'''."; ''<b>Cáli dha</b> kuni.'' "This is '''''Ali'''''." | ||
**Can be put at the end of a sentence (after the main verb) for extra emphasis - e.g. ''Caamte dha.'' "You did eat." | **Can be put at the end of a sentence (after the main verb) for extra emphasis - e.g. ''Caamte dha.'' "You did eat." | ||
*''mee'': interrogative focus particle (used similarly to ''dha''; see [[Qino#Interrogative_particles|interrogative particles]] for more information) | *''mee'': interrogative focus particle (used similarly to ''dha''; see [[Qino#Interrogative_particles|interrogative particles]] for more information on usage) | ||
====Interrogative particles==== | ====Interrogative particles==== | ||