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The genitive case is affixed as if accusative, and in words with modifiable tone is marked with falling tone. This tone takes priority over grammatical low tone, except in some regions where the two combine into a dipping tone. | The genitive case is affixed as if accusative, and in words with modifiable tone is marked with falling tone. This tone takes priority over grammatical low tone, except in some regions where the two combine into a dipping tone. | ||
====Pronouns===== | |||
Pronouns do not exist independently (except see [[Knrawi#First and third person|First and third person]] and [[Knrawi#Possession|Possession]]); the person of dropped nouns are instead only shown through verb agreement. | |||
The demonstrative ''shir'' (and the relative/interrogative demonstrative ''wi'') can also be used as a pronoun. | |||
====Possession==== | ====Possession==== | ||
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===Verbs=== | ===Verbs=== | ||
Abilitative and conditional verbs are marked with a preceding particle ''nĝ''. | |||
Questions are marked with a particle ''wuj'' at either the beginning or end (as in standard and Royal Knrawi) of the clause. See also [[Knrawi#Pronouns|Pronouns]]. | |||
====Copula==== | ====Copula==== | ||