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According to Project:Requests, should also cover "how to handle direct and indirect speech" in general, not only with te/to

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Quotatives are words which quote said speech.

Quotative particles[edit | edit source]

The subject of this section is an experimental or hypothetical style that is not understood by most speakers, or is used only in specific small communities. Learners should avoid using it.

Two obscure experimental nimi sin, te and to, are quotative particles used by a minority of speakers.

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-{{Needs work|According to [[Project:Requests]], should also cover "how to handle direct and indirect speech" and not only {{tp|te}}/{{tp|to}}}}
+{{Needs work|According to [[Project:Requests]], should also cover "how to handle direct and indirect speech" in general, not only with {{tp|te}}/{{tp|to}}}}
-'''Quotatives''' are words which quote said speech. There are a few [[experimental]] {{tp|[[nimi sin]]}} used for quotatives, {{tp|[[te]]}} and {{tp|[[to]]}}.
+'''Quotatives''' are words which quote said speech.
+==Quotative particles==
+{{Main|te and to|{{tp|te}} and {{tp|to}}}}
+{{Start section|Experimental}}
+Two obscure [[experimental]] {{tp|[[nimi sin]]}}, [[te and to|{{tp|te}} and {{tp|to}}]], are quotative [[particle]]s used by a minority of speakers.
+{{End section}}
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