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**Comes before subject pronoun - e.g. ''é mi kôme.'' "I eat." | **Comes before subject pronoun - e.g. ''é mi kôme.'' "I eat." | ||
**"Independent object" refers to a direct or indirect object that is not a clitic pronoun, while "emphasized subject" refers to a subject that has extra emphasis placed upon it. | **"Independent object" refers to a direct or indirect object that is not a clitic pronoun, while "emphasized subject" refers to a subject that has extra emphasis placed upon it. | ||
**''é'' can contract with the subject pronoun, in which case it takes the frontness/backness of the verb - e.g. ''êmi kôme.'' "I eat." | |||
*''éki'': used to form main clauses. | *''éki'': used to form main clauses. | ||
**Used when the independent object or emphasized subject is placed before the verb. | **Used when the independent object or emphasized subject is placed before the verb. | ||
**Comes after the relevant object/subject - e.g. ''komîda éki mi kôme.'' "I eat food./Food [is what] I eat."; ''Úmar éki komîda kôme.'' "[It is] Omar [who] eats food." | **Comes after the relevant object/subject - e.g. ''komîda éki mi kôme.'' "I eat food./Food [is what] I eat."; ''Úmar éki komîda kôme.'' "[It is] Omar [who] eats food." | ||
**''éki'' can contract with a following subject pronoun (if applicable), in which case the ''-ki-'' is dropped and ''e-'' takes the frontness/backness of the verb - e.g. ''komîda émi kôme.'' "I eat food."<br /> Note that this is identical to the contraction of ''é''. | |||
*''kôs'': used to form main clauses. | *''kôs'': used to form main clauses. | ||
**Used when the independent object is placed after the verb. | **Used when the independent object is placed after the verb. | ||