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===Answers to yes-no questions=== | ===Answers to yes-no questions=== | ||
Anbirese does not have a word for | Anbirese does not have a word for 'yes'. Instead, the verb is repeated. The word for 'no' is ''θjeor''. | ||
===Wishes/Jussive=== | ===Wishes/Jussive=== | ||
Wishes can be formed by using ''θumi'' (< Tigol ''tuaḃ mít'' 'who will grant') before a verb in the non-past tense. | Wishes can be formed by using ''θumi'' (< Tigol ''tuaḃ mít'' 'who will grant') before a verb in the non-past tense. | ||