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Lesson 47: Conditionals and Counterfactuals

This lesson introduces ka, a marker for conditional and hypothetical situations: "if and when," "whenever," "had you done this," and "if it weren't for."

The word ka at the start of a clause marks a condition the speaker expects to happen. Siale is likely coming; the question is when. The main clause follows with pea (and then) or stands on its own with a future tense marker.

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