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This {{proposal}}, which may colloquially be termed the {{class|kü}} proposal, wishes to merge three features of the language: | This {{proposal}}, which may colloquially be termed the {{class|kü}} proposal, wishes to merge three features of the language: | ||
* [[Focus marker]]s, like {{t|kú}} | * [[Focus marker]]s, like {{t|kú}} and {{t|tó}}. | ||
* [[Cleft]]s using {{t|nä}}, like {{t|Máoja nä chuq jí hóa}} ‘I eat the bananas’. | * [[Cleft]]s using {{t|nä}}, like {{t|Máoja nä chuq jí hóa}} ‘I eat the bananas’. | ||
* [[Topic|Topic phrases]], introduced by {{t|bï}}, like {{t|Báq maoja bï, he bu cho jí hóa}} ‘As far as bananas go, I don’t like them’. | * [[Topic|Topic phrases]], introduced by {{t|bï}}, like {{t|Báq maoja bï, he bu cho jí hóa}} ‘As far as bananas go, I don’t like them’. | ||