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::e.g. ''ninki <b>máa</b> bixi?'' "did the man leave?" | ::e.g. ''ninki <b>máa</b> bixi?'' "did the man leave?" | ||
:*''wâa'' and ''mâa'' can combine to clitic subjects as follows: | :*''wâa'' and ''mâa'' can combine to clitic subjects as follows: | ||
::*''wâa'' + ''an'' → '' | ::*''wâa'' + ''an'' → ''wâan'' | ||
::*''wâa'' + ''ad'' → '' | ::*''wâa'' + ''ad'' → ''wâad'' | ||
::*''wâa'' + ''us'' → '' | ::*''wâa'' + ''us'' → ''wôos'' | ||
::*''wâa'' + ''ish'' → '' | ::*''wâa'' + ''ish'' → ''wêesh'' | ||
::*''wâa'' + ''un'' → '' | ::*''wâa'' + ''un'' → ''wôon'' | ||
::*''wâa'' + ''isin'' → '' | ::*''wâa'' + ''isin'' → ''wêesin'' | ||
::*''wâa'' + ''isho'' → '' | ::*''wâa'' + ''isho'' → ''wêesho'' | ||
:*''wâa'' can also be used with nouns (in the present) with a zero copula. In this case, it can go before or after the noun. | :*''wâa'' can also be used with nouns (in the present) with a zero copula. In this case, it can go before or after the noun. | ||
::e.g. ''<b> | ::e.g. ''<b>waa</b> nín'' OR ''nín <b>wáa</b>''(he) is a man". | ||
:::''<b>wáa</b> cadaan'' OR ''cadaan <b>wáa</b>'' "(he/she/it/they) is/are white" (literally "whiteness"). | :::''<b>wáa</b> cadaan'' OR ''cadaan <b>wáa</b>'' "(he/she/it/they) is/are white" (literally "whiteness"). | ||
:*As an extension of the above isage, it can be used with a subordinate clause (introduced by ''ín'' "that") to indicate obligation. In tenses other than the present indicative, the copula (in the feminine) is used. | :*As an extension of the above isage, it can be used with a subordinate clause (introduced by ''ín'' "that") to indicate obligation. In tenses other than the present indicative, the copula (in the feminine) is used. | ||
::e.g. ''<b> | ::e.g. ''<b>waa</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. | *''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. | ||