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=== ''Wa'' Constructions === | === ''Wa'' Constructions === | ||
The ''Wa''-Connective clitic appears either at the head of a clause, or at the end of a final clause, usually doubling any consonant that follows. The ''Wa''-connective is therefore divided into two classes of constructions, based on the location of the particle in the sentential complex. The first classification is known as the Preposed ''Wa''-Construction” in which the ''Wa''= clitic appears at the head of a clause, and the second classification is called the Postposed ''Wa''-Construction, because it appears in the final position of the last clause of a sentential complex. Their structures are therefore different, as illustrated in the following table: | |||
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! Postposed | ! Postposed | ||
| [Clause]''wa=''[Adjunct/NP] | | [Clause] + ''wa=''[Adjunct/NP] | ||
|} | |} | ||
The Preposed Wa-Construction performs the following functions: | The Preposed ''Wa''-Construction performs the following functions: | ||
# To introduce a topic, e.g. ''Nammakt wassikkur asmurīyaku'' >> Nammakt wa=sikkur asm-rīyak-Ø-u, i.e. ''As for Namakt, he hates Sikkur. | # To introduce a topic, e.g. ''Nammakt wassikkur asmurīyaku'' >> Nammakt wa=sikkur asm-rīyak-Ø-u, i.e. ''As for Namakt, he hates Sikkur. | ||