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====Modal Particles==== | ====Modal Particles==== | ||
These particles are featured before the verb and indicate a | These particles are featured before the verb and indicate [[w:linguistic modality|verbal modality]]. | ||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
! style="text-align: center;" | Conditional | |||
| style="text-align: center;" | <code>COND</code> | |||
| style="text-align: center;" | ''a'' | |||
| Denotes "if" the verb will occur. | |||
|- | |||
! style="text-align: center;" | Capable | |||
| style="text-align: center;" | <code>CAP</code> | |||
| style="text-align: center;" | ''yaj'' | |||
| Denotes that the subject "can" do something. | |||
|- | |||
! style="text-align: center;" | Hypothetical | |||
| style="text-align: center;" | <code>HYP</code> | |||
| style="text-align: center;" | ''zaggu'' | |||
| Denotes something that might happen, but does not. | |||
|- | |||
! style="text-align: center;" | Deontic | |||
| style="text-align: center;" | <code>DEO</code> | |||
| style="text-align: center;" | ''daaya'' | |||
| Denotes something that ought to happen. | |||
|- | |||
! style="text-align: center;" | Epistemic | |||
| style="text-align: center;" | <code>EPIS</code> | |||
| style="text-align: center;" | ''ibiz'' | |||
| Denotes something that might have happened. | |||
|} | |||
The conditional mood (<code>COND</code>) is used to form "if" clauses, such as "if she sings" and "if we go", etc. This is homonymous with the question particle, and they are often considered the same word. | |||
'''''a murwi ya, junaij dimddal lu dau.''''' | |||
'''a''' muru-i yau, juna-i -j dim -ddal lu dau. | |||
'''COND''' die -TEL 1S.NOM, bury-TEL-IRR hill-INE 2S.NOM 1S.ACC | |||
"If I die, you will bury me on the hill." | |||
The capable mood (<code>CAP</code>) is used to form "can" verbs, such as "she can sing" and "we can go". It is often used as not only an indicator of ability, but also permissiveness. To denote incapability, the speaker will attach the negation prefix to the verb. | |||
'''''yaj iliya yau aa maliya.''''' | |||
'''yaj''' ilu-iya yau aa maliya. | |||
'''CAP''' see-STA 1S.NOM ACC mountain. | |||
"I can see the mountains." | |||
The hypothetical mood (<code>HYP</code>)... ''to be continued'' | |||
The deontic mood (<code>DEO</code>)... ''to be continued'' | |||
The epistemic mood (<code>EPIS</code>)... ''to be continued'' | |||
====Relativizer Particles==== | ====Relativizer Particles==== | ||