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Subordinating conjunctions have disappeared due to complex word order, and coordinating conjunctions can mostly replace them. Verb infinites or subjunctives are used | Subordinating conjunctions have disappeared due to complex word order, and coordinating conjunctions can mostly replace them. Verb infinites or subjunctives are used as well. | ||
Similarly to English, some noun clauses do not require the introductory word: ''Tolin nii zu cuxu.'' (I saw she was there.), ''Ejoin manit kyxu.'' (I heard (/was told) she had been here.) | Similarly to English, some noun clauses do not require the introductory word: ''Tolin nii zu cuxu.'' (I saw she was there.), ''Ejoin manit kyxu.'' (I heard (/was told) she had been here.) | ||
*Pronouns are used to clarify relations: ''cu'' (that) refers to the former and ''cy'' (this) to the latter: ''Nisi Roody i Saahy cuxu. Tolai cu bebi cy i bebi i.'' (Roody and Saahy were there. Former saw that latter left and left as well.) | *Pronouns are used to clarify relations: ''cu'' (that) refers to the former and ''cy'' (this) to the latter: ''Nisi Roody i Saahy cuxu. Tolai cu bebi cy i bebi i.'' (Roody and Saahy were there. Former saw that latter left and left as well.) | ||
Adverbial clauses can be expressed either with coordinating conjunctions, with | Adverbial clauses can be expressed either with coordinating conjunctions, or with conjugated verb infinites or gerunds in temporal or with prepositions: | ||
*''Nii cuxu, | *GER-TEMP: ''Nii cuxu, ba'efimmix.'' ("She was there, in the act of laughing." When she was there, she laughed.) | ||
*''Soling kyxu(ee) nal benimir (närir) cuxu.'' ("I came here after being there.") | *PREP + GER (+POS): ''Soling kyxu(ee) nal benimir (närir) cuxu.'' ("I came here after being there.") | ||
Indirect speech: | |||
*Subjunctive is used in reported, questionable information: | |||
**''Pii totolai amys.'' (He said he saw a lion.) | |||
*If it's doubted by the speaker, eventive may be used: | |||
**''Pii totollalai ungarifo.'' (He said he saw a flight of yules.) | |||
Interrogative (indirect questions): | Interrogative (indirect questions): | ||
*Corresponding to actual [[Aoma#Interrogative|questions]], but | *Corresponding to actual [[Aoma#Interrogative|questions]], but with verb in subjunctive. | ||
*''Sön lehes zax bebosi.'' (I don't know when they left.) | **''Sön lehes zax '''be'''bebosi.'' (I don't know when they left.) | ||
====Relative==== | ====Relative==== | ||