8.3 - Clausal conjunctions
Clausal conjunctions link clauses together. They form a set totally distinct from the phrasal conjunctions, which link words or phrases together.
Anawanda has a strong paratactic structure, where the logical link between consecutive clauses is often expressed overtly. There is a great deal of coordinating conjunctions, among which the most common are:
- ná, núú, dúúm (and)
- áá, áád (then, thus)
- anám (in fact, indeed)
- í, átin (or)
- núú (though, nonetheless)
- íttaa (on the other hand)
- amá láá, láámúú (but)
Conversely, there are just three subordinating conjunctions: the declarative (ábal), the relative (áálag) and the subjunctive-hypothetical (tát, áttát).
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