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*''mee'' (<''ma + e'') = interrogative focus particle | *''mee'' (<''ma + e'') = interrogative focus particle | ||
**Can occur sentence-finally to convert a statement into a question (kind of like a tag question) - e.g. ''caamte mee?'' "did you eat?" (or "you ate, right?"); '' | **Can occur sentence-finally to convert a statement into a question (kind of like a tag question) - e.g. ''caamte mee?'' "did you eat?" (or "you ate, right?"); ''mácaaminte mee?'' "did you not eat?" (or "you did not eat, right?") | ||
**To place focus on a noun, the verb is placed in the attributive and suffixed with ''-m'' - e.g. ''càamtem kallúuma mee?'' "did you eat ''fish''?" (or "was is ''fish'' that you ate?") | **To place focus on a noun, the verb is placed in the attributive and suffixed with ''-m'' - e.g. ''càamtem kallúuma mee?'' "did you eat ''fish''?" (or "was is ''fish'' that you ate?") | ||