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*''-aa'': attaches to and places emphasis on subject. The subject is placed in the absolutive and keeps its accent. Any final short and/or open vowels are absorbed by the ''-aa''; long, non-open vowels add a semivowel. The verb is placed in the subordinate form.

:e.g. ''Ánaa baxe'' "'''It was I''' who left"; ''Sharíifaa ku ma yarkino'' "'''It is Shariif''' who does not see you."

*''-dha'': ~~places~~ emphasis on preceding ~~nominal~~, ~~which often drops~~ a ~~final~~ short, unstressed vowel. The main verb (if there is one) is placed in the attributive and suffixed with ''-m''. The emphasized nominal + ''dha'' can occur at the beginning or end of the sentence - e.g. ''Bàxem ~~án(a)dha~~.'' "The one who left '''was I'''."; ''~~Cálidha~~ kuni.'' "This is '''''Ali'''''."

*''dha'':

**Can be put after a nominal to place emphasis on it. Can attach to the preceding word, causing nominals ending in a short, unstressed vowel to drop it. The main verb (if there is one) is placed in the attributive and suffixed with ''-m''. The emphasized nominal + ''dha'' can occur at the beginning or end of the sentence, but the end is more common - e.g. ''Bàxem ándha.'' "The one who left '''was I'''."; ''Cáli dha kuni.'' "This is '''''Ali'''''."

**Can be put at the end of a sentence (after the main verb) for extra emphasis - e.g. ''Caamte dha.'' "You did eat."

*''mee'': interrogative focus particle (used similarly to ''dha''; see [[Qino#Interrogative_particles|interrogative particles]] for more information)

====Interrogative particles====

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 *''-aa'': attaches to and places emphasis on subject. The subject is placed in the absolutive and keeps its accent. Any final short and/or open vowels are absorbed by the ''-aa''; long, non-open vowels add a semivowel. The verb is placed in the subordinate form.
 :e.g. ''<b>Ánaa</b> baxe'' "'''It was I''' who left"; ''<b>Sharíifaa</b> ku ma yarkino'' "'''It is Shariif''' who does not see you."
-*''-dha'': places emphasis on preceding nominal, which often drops a final short, unstressed vowel. The main verb (if there is one) is placed in the attributive and suffixed with ''-m''. The emphasized nominal + ''dha'' can occur at the beginning or end of the sentence - e.g. ''Bàxem <b>án(a)dha</b>.'' "The one who left '''was I'''."; ''<b>Cálidha</b> kuni.'' "This is '''''Ali'''''."
+*''dha'':
+**Can be put after a nominal to place emphasis on it. Can attach to the preceding word, causing nominals ending in a short, unstressed vowel to drop it. The main verb (if there is one) is placed in the attributive and suffixed with ''-m''. The emphasized nominal + ''dha'' can occur at the beginning or end of the sentence, but the end is more common - e.g. ''Bàxem <b>ándha</b>.'' "The one who left '''was I'''."; ''<b>Cáli dha</b> kuni.'' "This is '''''Ali'''''."
+**Can be put at the end of a sentence (after the main verb) for extra emphasis - e.g. ''Caamte dha.'' "You did eat."
+*''mee'': interrogative focus particle (used similarly to ''dha''; see [[Qino#Interrogative_particles|interrogative particles]] for more information)
 ====Interrogative particles====