ammaʔamma1used for introducing a conditional clause2used for introducing a conditional or topical phrase3used for indicating a disjunctive relation. As shown below, it can appear before or between disjunctive phrases.Kabbat=mu amma wagèt amma kape?Do you want water or coffee?4whether, if; used for introducing a complement clause, appearing before, if any, an interrogative pronoun Awan =u tataw ma a:nu ayya.I do not know what it was.arta06335used in comparative construction, for introducing compared elements after an adjective. The compared element should marked in oblique.6subord(with interrogative pronoun) whatever, whichever, whenever, wherever, used for introducing a concessive clauseAmma a:nu i meppiya a no:no:tèn =muyu, saya i gimtèn =muyu.Whatever you may regard as good, you should do that.arta0648Ma adi:ni kabbat =na e:nan =mi, umangay =ami =ta, maski awan =ami mamangan.Wherever (my wife) wanted us to go, we went there even though we did not eat.arta0648Konta ta dutul, awan =a ta lellekra:mo amma a:nu i bu:dan na aturangan =mu.But in those days, you could not complain whatever your parent-in-law may decide.arta06487adv.maybe, sometimes, it happens thatMa lugunan=mu ta agi, ma lugunan=mu ta baggat.You may put clothes in (the basket). You may also put rice in it.der.a:namaa:na2amma

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