The emphatic affix -'ia can be inserted before the case ending of a noun or the verb ending of a verb to lend extra emphasis.
dahshti!
dahsht-i |
trouble-pred |
ˈdɑxʃt |
It's trouble.
dahshtiani!
dahsht-'ia-i! |
trouble-emph-pred |
dɑxʃˈtianɪ |
It's trouble indeed!
The initial /ʔ/ is elided unless immediately preceded by a vowel:
shogau'iani
shog-au-'ia-ni |
tool-1sg.p-emph-become.v |
I have been useful indeed.