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::e.g. ''<b>wáa</b> ín us taghó'' "he should/has to go" (literally: "it (is) that he go). | ::e.g. ''<b>wáa</b> ín us taghó'' "he should/has to go" (literally: "it (is) that he go). | ||
:::''ín us taghó <b>ahaayti</b>'' "he should have gone" (literally: "it was that he go"). | :::''ín us taghó <b>ahaayti</b>'' "he should have gone" (literally: "it was that he go"). | ||
*'' | *''wixi'' is used before a main verb when the object follows the verb, allowing for a SVO word order. It literally means ''the thing''. It places emphasis on the object. | ||
:e.g. ''ninki <b> | :e.g. ''ninki <b>wixi</b> qaathi qalin'' "the man took ''a pen''" (literally: "the thing the man took (was) a pen") | ||
:*The interrogative equivalent of '' | :*The interrogative equivalent of ''wixi'' is ''mixi''. | ||
::e.g. ''ninki <b> | ::e.g. ''ninki <b>mixi</b> qaathi qalin?'' "did the man take ''a pen''?" | ||
:*'' | :*''wixi'' and ''mixi'' can combine to clitic subjects as follows: | ||
::*'' | ::*''wixi'' + ''an'' → ''waxan'' | ||
::*'' | ::*''wixi'' + ''ad'' → ''waxad'' | ||
::*'' | ::*''wixi'' + ''us'' → ''wuxus'' | ||
::*'' | ::*''wixi'' + ''ish'' → ''wixish'' | ||
::*'' | ::*''wixi'' + ''un'' → ''wuxun'' | ||
::*'' | ::*''wixi'' + ''isin'' → ''wixisin'' | ||
::*'' | ::*''wixi'' + ''isho'' → ''wixisho'' | ||
*''aa'' put emphasis on a noun (either subject or object). It follows the noun being emphasized. | *''aa'' put emphasis on a noun (either subject or object). It follows the noun being emphasized. | ||
:e.g. ''ninki <b>aa</b> qalinki qaathi''/''qalinki ninki <b>aa</b> qaathi'' "''the man'' took the pen" (or "the pen took ''the man''") | :e.g. ''ninki <b>aa</b> qalinki qaathi''/''qalinki ninki <b>aa</b> qaathi'' "''the man'' took the pen" (or "the pen took ''the man''") | ||
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::e.g. ''<b>ma</b> ninki <b>aa</b> qalinki qaathi?'' "did ''the man'' take the pen?" (or "did the pen take ''the man''?) | ::e.g. ''<b>ma</b> ninki <b>aa</b> qalinki qaathi?'' "did ''the man'' take the pen?" (or "did the pen take ''the man''?) | ||
:*''aa'' can combine to clitic subjects in the same way as ''waa''. | :*''aa'' can combine to clitic subjects in the same way as ''waa''. | ||
*'' | *''wixi'' can be combined with ''aa'' to form ''waxaa'', which is used when the subject follows the verb (allowing for OVS word order). It places emphasis on the subject. | ||
:e.g. ''qalinki <b>waxaa</b> qaathi ninki'' "''the man'' took the pen" (literally: what took the pen (was) the man") | :e.g. ''qalinki <b>waxaa</b> qaathi ninki'' "''the man'' took the pen" (literally: what took the pen (was) the man") | ||
:*The interrogative equivalent of ''waxaa'' is ''maxaa''. | :*The interrogative equivalent of ''waxaa'' is ''maxaa''. | ||