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9.6.1.3.1

 second person sg. pronoun + verb

(ni:nu) ki:mu

(‘you) do (sg.)

   1       2 

   1     2
 9.6.1.3.2

 Second pers. plu. pron. + verb

(mi:ru) ki:du 

‘(you) do (pl.)

    1       2 

   1     2
 9.6.1.3.3

 Second pres. sg. pron. + indirect object + verb

( ni:nu ) na´ge hi:yamu 

‘( you [sg.] give me’

  1           2       3 

    1            3    2
 9.6.1.3.4

 Second pers. pl. pron. + indirect obj. + verb

( mi:ru ) na´ge hi:yadu 

‘( you [pl.] ) give me’

    1         2        3 

     1              3   2
 9.6.1.3.5

 Sec. pers. pl. pron. + indirect obj + verb

( ni:nu ) evaraki hi:mu 

‘( you [sg.] ) give them.

    1          2        3 

        1           2     3
 9.6.1.3.6

 sec. pers. pron. + ind. obj + dir. obj + verb

( mi:ru ) evaraki poti hi:du

    1          2      3     4

‘(you) give them (the) book

    1     4     2             3


 9.6.1.4
 

Interrogative sentences indicate questions. Interrogative sentences are


 9.6.1.4.1
 

Indicative sentences accompanied by rising intonation

na:nu evaņa?â 1 vecce? ė

‘(Did) I ask him?’

    1         2            3 

         1  3   2

 
9.6.1.4.2
 

Indicative sentences with rising intonation and clinic ki at the end

na:nu evaņa?â1 vecce?e ki2 

(Did) I ask him?

    1         2           3 

          1   3   2

9.6.1.4.3

 
wh-questions in which the question word occurs in the place of the noun or adverb which is questioned.

 noun + question word

ivasi ambasi 

‘who (is) this man?’

  1        2 

    2                   1

9.6.1.4.3.2

 object + question word + verb

nińgo amba:si pańatesi 

‘who sent you?’

  1           2          3 

    2    3     1
9.6.1.4.3.3

 noun + obj. + question word + verb

ni:nu eva¸a? â a:na?ataki ha:ţtiti

 1           2                3                4

‘why (did) you call him?

  3                  1    4    2

 9.6.2

 

Complex sentences have one main clause and one or more subordinate clauses. The subordinate clauses may be
 


 9.6.2.1
 

Temporal

na:nu gostaţi pa:ccite? é

   1       2             3

‘ (I) sang when I drank’

       3                 1   2

evasi gostaţi na:nu pa:ccite? é

 1           2       3         4

‘I sang when he drank’

 3   4         2    1    2

 

 

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