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Here, {{t|níchaq}} is the topic, {{t|Níchaq bï}} is the '''topic phrase''', and everything after it is the '''comment'''.

Here, {{t|níchaq}} ("today") is the topic, {{t|Níchaq bï}} ("As for today") is the '''topic phrase''', and everything after it is the '''comment'''.

The topic should be a [[definite]] reference, like a pronoun or a [[determiner phrase]] using {{t|ké}} or {{Done|2}}. A quantified expression using {{t|sá}} or {{t|tú}} can't be the topic, but it may be fronted ~~in a [[cleft]]~~ using {{t|nä}}.

The topic should be a [[definite]] reference, like a pronoun or a [[determiner phrase]] using {{t|ké}} or {{Done|2}}. A quantified expression using {{t|sá}} or {{t|tú}} can't be the topic, but it may be fronted using {{t|nä}} (see [[cleft]]).

An [[adverbial]] can maybe be a topic (TODO expand on this).

== See also ==

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topic_and_comment Topic and comment] on Wikipedia.

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 {{Example|Níchaq bï daqsheı jí.|As for today, I'm free.}}
-Here, {{t|níchaq}} is the topic, {{t|Níchaq bï}} is the '''topic phrase''', and everything after it is the '''comment'''.
+Here, {{t|níchaq}} ("today") is the topic, {{t|Níchaq bï}} ("As for today") is the '''topic phrase''', and everything after it is the '''comment'''.
-The topic should be a [[definite]] reference, like a pronoun or a [[determiner phrase]] using {{t|ké}} or {{Done|2}}. A quantified expression using {{t|sá}} or {{t|tú}} can't be the topic, but it may be fronted in a [[cleft]] using {{t|nä}}.
+The topic should be a [[definite]] reference, like a pronoun or a [[determiner phrase]] using {{t|ké}} or {{Done|2}}. A quantified expression using {{t|sá}} or {{t|tú}} can't be the topic, but it may be fronted using {{t|nä}} (see [[cleft]]).
 An [[adverbial]] can maybe be a topic (TODO expand on this).
+== See also ==
+* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topic_and_comment Topic and comment] on Wikipedia.