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Clitics are words attached to other words (hosts) as affixes but playing role in syntax as separate elements. Examples of clitics in English are shortened verbs (-'s from is, -'re from are), particle not (becoming -n't), adverb -like. The main rules for recognizing clitics from affixes and compound words are:
See Wikipedia article about clitics for more theoretical information.
Clitics play an important role in Nûrlâm's grammar and syntax. They are written as one word with their hosts or separated by hyphen but usually translated into English as separate words. Typical lexical categories that become clitics are: