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Morphemic form: *{maanna}
New orthography: +maanna
Old orthography: mãna
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Left sandhi:
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Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This enclitic may be shortened to just *{maa} nowadays. It is originally not an enclitic, but rather a demonstrative (equalis case), from demonstrative root {mað-}, meaning 'now'.


Meanings and examples

  • qanormaa(nna) oqarpa?, how was it that he said?

    From qanoq 'how'.