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=== How do I type the tone marks/symbols/diacritics? ===
=== How do I type the tone marks/symbols/diacritics? ===
See [[Input methods]].
See [[Input methods]].
=== What's the word for... ===
You can look it up on [[Toadua]], the community dictionary.


== Speaking and writing ==
== Speaking and writing ==
=== How many tones are there? What does each tone? ===
=== How many tones are there? What does each tone do? ===
There are four tones, but each one has various uses depending on the part of speech they are used with. Simplifying things a lot, {{Done|1}} is for particles and verbs, {{Done|2}} is for particles and (pro)nouns, {{Done|3}} marks subordination, and {{Done|4}} is for adverbs. See [[Tone]] for a thorough overview. <!--{{Tone table}}-->
There are four tones, but each one has various uses depending on the part of speech they are used with. Simplifying things a lot, {{Done|1}} is for particles and verbs, {{Done|2}} is for particles and (pro)nouns, {{Done|3}} marks subordination, and {{Done|4}} is for adverbs. See [[Tone]] for a thorough overview. <!--{{Tone table}}-->


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=== How do I skip slots? (What's the equivalent of Lojban's <code>FA</code>?) ===
=== How do I skip slots? (What's the equivalent of Lojban's <code>FA</code>?) ===
Toaq intentionally doesn't have this feature. Just fill the slots with [[pronoun]]s.
While not an exact equivalent of Lojban’s <code>FA</code>, if you need to access the last slot of a verb, you can use [[Object incorporation]]. Alternatively, just fill the slots with [[pronoun]]s.


=== How does {{t|bọ}} work? What is the meaning / place structure of {{t|bọdo}}? ===
=== How does {{t|bọ}} work? What is the meaning / place structure of {{t|bọdo}}? ===
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A more elaborate unofficial number system is described at [[User:Loekıa/Numbers]].
A more elaborate unofficial number system is described at [[User:Loekıa/Numbers]].
=== How do I refer back to {{t|sá}} without a following verb? Does it bind {{t|ráı}}? ===
No, you have to use {{t|hụ́sa}}.
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