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====Focus particles====

*''-aa'': attaches to and places emphasis on subject. The subject is placed in the absolutive and keeps its accent~~, except for than personal pronouns (where ''-aa'' takes the accent)~~. The verb is placed in the subordinate form.

*''-aa'': attaches to and places emphasis on subject. The subject is placed in the absolutive and keeps its accent. The verb is placed in the subordinate form.

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

: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. The main verb (if ~~present~~) is placed in the attributive and suffixed with ''-m''. The emphasized nominal + ''dha'' ~~usually goes~~ at the end of the sentence.

*''dha'': places emphasis on preceding nominal. 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 ána dha.'' "The one who left '''was I'''."; ''Cáli dha kuni.'' "This is '''''Ali'''''."

:e.g. ''~~bàxem~~ ána dha.'' "The one who left '''was I'''."; ''~~an ka àrkom~~ Cáli dha.'' "~~The one I see~~ '''is Ali'''."

====Interrogative particles====

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 ====Focus particles====
-*''-aa'': attaches to and places emphasis on subject. The subject is placed in the absolutive and keeps its accent, except for than personal pronouns (where ''-aa'' takes the accent). The verb is placed in the subordinate form.
+*''-aa'': attaches to and places emphasis on subject. The subject is placed in the absolutive and keeps its accent. The verb is placed in the subordinate form.
-:e.g. ''<b>Anaa</b> baxe'' "'''It was I''' who left"; ''<b>Sharíifaa</b> ku ma yarkino'' "'''It is Shariif''' who does not see you."
+: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. The main verb (if present) is placed in the attributive and suffixed with ''-m''. The emphasized nominal + ''dha'' usually goes at the end of the sentence.
+*''dha'': places emphasis on preceding nominal. 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>ána dha</b>.'' "The one who left '''was I'''."; ''<b>Cáli dha</b> kuni.'' "This is '''''Ali'''''."
-:e.g. ''bàxem <b>ána dha</b>.'' "The one who left '''was I'''."; ''an ka àrkom <b>Cáli dha</b>.'' "The one I see '''is Ali'''."
 ====Interrogative particles====