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== Nested clause gotcha ==
== Nested clause gotcha ==
One may approach expressing a property like ''I don't know whether ▯ likes conlangs'' like this:
One may approach expressing a property like ''I don't know whether ▯ likes conlangs'' like this:
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{{t|{{green|ja pỏq }} bủ dủa mâ chỏ {{green|póq}} baq fỉeqzu}}.<br/>
{{t|{{green|ja pỏq, nä}} bu dua mä cho {{green|póq}} báq fıeqzu}}.<br/>
{{green|to be some person(s) as for which}} I don't know whether {{green|they}} like conlangs
{{green|to be some person(s), as for which}} I don't know whether {{green|they}} like conlangs
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Note that this approach is ''never wrong'' – it’s never incorrect to move a {{t|já}} into a topic phrase, and doing so reduces cognitive load on both speaker and listener.
Note that this approach is ''never wrong'' – it’s never incorrect to move a {{t|já}} into a topic phrase, and doing so reduces cognitive load on both speaker and listener.
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== Serial verbs ==
== Serial verbs ==