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e,, in sentence initial position but igai cannot, as in [2].
aPP
[ZI a. {~w/*ufi} 06 ~&~.l-rbla*tv+,
(Are you available on other days?)

b. {HA3/ *Wtl (0 & o)ikk&& !I 3-t?tvo
(There's no problem with the others [other things].)
c. IRfi> / *Hfil b:m+&%li& 9 'a-@tv+,
(Do you have any other questions?)
Another difference between hoka and igai is that igai can be followed by - -
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conditional forms such as nara, datfara, and deareba but hoka cannot,
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as in PI.
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[31 a. &$ rwt/*mfi>} {as ~7t~5 ~~ncb} ~+CB$L
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-rdiCf"& Lo
(I will lend you anything except money. (lit. I will lend you any-
thing if it is something other than money.))
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b. {Hfi/*(DCSfi>l I&% / E7k5 / TShldl @JTB+?
!I 390
(I play everything except mahjong. (lit. I play anything if it is
not mahjong.))
Finally, igai can be followed by case markers such as de and to but hoka can-
not, as in [4].
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141 a. &++G IW~/*DC~~~>I t~tfi~&be~>~
KLTL.~&,
tr
(I make it a practice to socialize only with rich people. (lit. I
make it a practice not to socialize with people other than rich
people.))
b. ZO&& {Hfi/ *(T)MA~l T~n~9&~2b~T?~b~,
(Please do not eat in rooms other than this one.)