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*: ''Tom námirom elém letási.'' "I gave him the book." > ''Tom námirom es elém.'' "I gave 3SG the book." (Whom or what the clitic refers to depends on context) | *: ''Tom námirom elém letási.'' "I gave him the book." > ''Tom námirom es elém.'' "I gave 3SG the book." (Whom or what the clitic refers to depends on context) | ||
* '''na''' is a genitive clitic that can substitute any of ''letosy, letassyá, letyám'' and ''letásam'', as well as (and more commonly) ablative phrases with the preposition ''hó'' (from) or ''háp'' (about); in fact, the clitic derives from an older ablative form. | * '''na''' is a genitive clitic that can substitute any of ''letosy, letassyá, letyám'' and ''letásam'', as well as (and more commonly) ablative phrases with the preposition ''hó'' (from) or ''háp'' (about); in fact, the clitic derives from an older ablative form. | ||
*: ''Deyhámrey hó Abuzábi agódaha.'' "I came back from Abu Dhabi yesterday." ''Deyhámrey na agódaha.'' "I came back from there yesterday." | *: ''Deyhámrey hó Abuzábi agódaha.'' "I came back from Abu Dhabi yesterday." > ''Deyhámrey na agódaha.'' "I came back from there yesterday." | ||
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