-paꞌa1This sense of the suffix gives a rhetorical implication that the statement cannot be realized.Esta acepción del sufijo implica que la proposición no se puede realizar.¿Jaleetpaꞌa eküülü tapüla?Where will I find food? (this is a rhetorical question meaning there is no where to find them)2This sense of the suffix marks a sentence or a clause that is contrary to the preceding one.¿Jamakalaka shiakaꞌa neꞌe jaainrüin tü nekirajapüꞌükat anain jia na jutuushikana, nnojottaapaꞌa shiain joonooin amaa tü nuluwataakat anain Maleiwa?Why is it that you do what your ancestors taught, but you don’t obey what God commands?cf-pajaꞌa
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