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Chlouvānem yes-no questions are formed with the particle ''dam'' at the end of the sentence: | Chlouvānem yes-no questions are formed with the particle ''dam'' at the end of the sentence: | ||
: ''tami nyoh pṛšcāmvi'' "you like it" → ''tami nyoh pṛšcāmvi dam?'' "do you like it?" | : ''tami nyoh pṛšcāmvi'' "you like it" → ''tami nyoh pṛšcāmvi dam?'' "do you like it?" | ||
: ''martayinām | : ''martayinām dvārmu nadāmek'' "Martayinām walked into the room" → ''martayinām dvārmu nadāmek dam?'' "did Martayinām walk into the room?" | ||
If the sentence is negative, the ''... ša'' part of the circumfix is omitted: | If the sentence is negative, the ''... ša'' part of the circumfix is omitted: | ||
: ''ejulā gu vi ša'' "(s)he/it is not here" → ''ejulā gu vi dam?'' "is (s)he/it not here?" | : ''ejulā gu vi ša'' "(s)he/it is not here" → ''ejulā gu vi dam?'' "is (s)he/it not here?" | ||