Editing Beja language (section)

===Copula===
Clauses may be composed of two noun phrases or a noun phrase and a predicative adjective followed by a copular clitic. The copula agrees in person, gender, and number with the copula complement (the second term), but the first- and third-person forms are identical. The copular subject will be in the nominative case, the copular complement in the oblique. Oblique {{lang|bej-Latn|-b}} becomes {{lang|bej-Latn|-w}} before {{lang|bej-Latn|-wa}}. Copular complements that end in a vowel will employ an epenthetic {{lang|bej-Latn|y}} between the final vowel and any vowel-initial copular clitic.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ {{sfnm|1a1=Wedekind|1a2=Wedekind|1a3=Musa|1y=2007|1p=45|2a1=Vanhove|2y=2014|2loc=§3.1.1}}
! colspan="2" | 
! Masculine
! Feminine
|-
! rowspan="2" | 1st<br />person
! singular
| {{lang|bej-Latn|-u|italic=no}}
| {{lang|bej-Latn|-tu|italic=no}}
|-
! plural
| {{lang|bej-Latn|-a|italic=no}}
| {{lang|bej-Latn|-ta|italic=no}}
|-
! rowspan="2" | 2nd<br />person
! singular
| {{lang|bej-Latn|-wa|italic=no}}
| {{lang|bej-Latn|-tuwi|italic=no}}
|-
! plural
| {{lang|bej-Latn|-aana|italic=no}}
| {{lang|bej-Latn|-taana|italic=no}}
|-
! rowspan="2" | 3rd<br />person
! singular
| {{lang|bej-Latn|-u|italic=no}}
| {{lang|bej-Latn|-tu|italic=no}}
|-
! plural
| {{lang|bej-Latn|-a|italic=no}}
| {{lang|bej-Latn|-ta|italic=no}}
|}

Examples:{{sfn|Roper|1928|loc=§63}}

* {{lang|bej-Latn|Ani akraabu.}} "I am strong."
* {{lang|bej-Latn|Baruuk akraawwa.}} "You are strong."
* {{lang|bej-Latn|Baruuh hadhaabu.}} "He is a lion."
* {{lang|bej-Latn|Tuun ay-girshaytu.}} "This is a five-piastre piece."
* {{lang|bej-Latn|Hinin Imeeraaba.}} "We are Amirab."
* {{lang|bej-Latn|Baraah imaka.}} "They are the donkeys."
* {{lang|bej-Latn|Baraah igwharaaya.}} "They are the thieves."