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7.3.1.
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Interrogation |
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The clitic ki signals interrogation. Any declarative sentence is
converted into a question by adding ki at the end with rising intonation.
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ni:nu tinji ki ?
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‘Did you eat?’ |
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evasi tinnesi ki?
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‘Will he eat?’
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7.3.1.1
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When the clitic ki is added to the end of two main declarative
clauses with rising intonation the semantic equivalent of ‘or’ is
obtained. |
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evasi hannesi ki hajja hilla?anesi ki?
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‘Has he gone or has he not gone?’
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7.3.2.
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Emphasis |
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When -?e is added to the stem of any word class it emphasizes the
reference to that particular stem. It means ‘only’
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edi?e vat:e
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‘She/it only came’
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evasi?e irtesi
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‘He alone beat’
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evasi neh?u:ŗi?ĩ?e
irtesi
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‘He beat the dog only’
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evasi neh?u:ŗ?ĩ
irtesi?e
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‘He only beat the dog’
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7.3.3.
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Probability: |
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When ke is added to a verb phrase it can give a meaning of probability.
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tinjanesi ke
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‘It seems he will eat’ |
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mannesi ke
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‘It seems he is there’
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7.3.4.
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Vocative |
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When addressing a familiar person, usually one younger than the speaker
-·e
~ -ŗe
is added to the name or to the second person singular imperative form of
the verb.
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ra:muŗe
va:mu
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‘Oh Ramu, come’
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ra:mu va:muŗe
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‘Ramu, Oh come’
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