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by [[User:Mary Steele|Mary Steele]]

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There is an Adverbial Conjunction '''aah''' which immediately precedes the verb and takes an obligatory clause final particle '''na'''. This may express Time, Reason (because), (or Manner with an additional particle '''pu''' immediately preceding the final particle '''na'''). 
Here an example:
<Phrase>10853</Phrase>


Temporal:

When expressing time with a Nominal Subject, as in:

 Uja ngbaan aah finn na, le Uwumbɔr di upii ngbaan dan u chee.
 When the man awoke God brought the woman to him.

or in the following example extracted from TypeCraft:

<Phrase>10856</Phrase>



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