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| {{t|nha}} || promise
| {{t|nha}} || promise
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| {{t|ba}} || wish
| {{t|ba}} || wish, command
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| {{t|ka}} || "hereby..."
| {{t|ka}} || "hereby..."
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A Toaq sentence can end with a '''speech act particle''' to indicate which it is.
A Toaq sentence can end with a '''speech act particle''' to indicate which it is.


{{Example|Guaı jí nha.|I work [I promise]. / I'll rest.}}
{{Example|Guaı jí nha.|I work [I promise]. / I'll work.}}
{{Example|Sea súq doa.|You rest [I permit it]. / Feel free to rest.}}
{{Example|Sea súq doa.|You rest [I permit it]. / Feel free to rest.}}