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| '' | | ''bâ'' | ||
| '' | | ''wanū'' | ||
| [[w:Focus (linguistics)|focus]] | | [[w:Focus (linguistics)|focus]] | ||
| '' | | ''ban'' before words starting with vowels or /ʔ/; conditions an adnominal verb | ||
| ''ḥamaba ''' | | ''ḥamaba '''bá'''’Ámnú díyālana''—'It was Amn who wrote the letter' | ||
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| ''báta'' | | ''báta'' | ||
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| '' | | ''dǎ'' | ||
| [[w:Dative case|dative case]] | | [[w:Dative case|dative case]] | ||
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| ''’aḥmub díyālana ''' | | ''’aḥmub díyālana '''da'''’Ámní''–'I wrote a letter to Amn' | ||
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| '' | | ''qu'' | ||
| [[w:Allative case|allative case]] | | [[w:Allative case|allative case]] | ||
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| ''bádīlu | | ''bádīlu wákmīna '''qu'''Jádááhi''—'They're sending the children to Jadah' | ||
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| ''ǎz'' | |||
| [[w:Genitive case|genitive case]] | |||
| may indicate alienable possession, assimilates voice with following consonant | |||
| ''Jattú '''z'''Amní''—'Amn's dog;' ''Luddú '''z'''Fasrí’ííná''—'capital of the fassermen' | |||
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== Verbs == | == Verbs == |
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