Clitic: clitic
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Language-specific feature identifying clitics attached to the word.
Komi-Zyrian has a number of particle clitics used to express questions, politeness, or focus.
A: -а
Expresses question do you think.
Examples
- [kpv] Тун кӧ тайӧ нывбабаыс-а? “If this woman is a witch, you think?”
Add: -а
Is an additive expressing focus too/also.
Examples
- [kpv] Петас, вокъяс, шонді-й тан! “Hey brothers, the sun is going to come out here, too!
O: -ӧ
Expresses question whether.
Examples
- [kpv] тӧдмавны, оз-ӧ дзебсясь сэні враг. “find out, whether there aren’t any enimies hiding there”
So: -сӧ
Draws attention to something visible.
Examples
- [kpv] _ тадзсӧ…_ “in this way here”
To: -тӧ
Draws attention to mutual knowledge.
Examples
- [kpv] Ме ог зэв вӧлі пукси шойтчыныястӧ “I was not the kind who would sit down and rest you see”
Clitic in other languages: [cpg] [fi] [gl] [it] [kpv] [krl] [mdf] [myv] [olo] [orv] [pl] [quc] [sms] [vep] [wbp] [yrl]