Wh
- questions are formed using the interrogative pronouns
(See, section on pronouns) as in the examples below :
ika
myu si hu?
that man det. who
‘who is that man’
huna nka
aji?
who you friend
‘who is your friend’
nka
armya
n
hla?
your name what quo.
‘what is your name’
nh
nka
ude?
‘which is your house’
which your house
n
ndo
aku?
‘when did you come’
you when
come-per.
n
noho inte?
‘where did you go’
you where go-p.t.
nhe
barm
do nk?
‘how many sisters you have’
how he come-p.t.
nhe
barm
do nk?
‘how many sisters you have’
how many
sisters exist you-pos.
humi n
dante he?
‘whom did you beat’
whom you beat-p.t. int.
sika pota si huk?
‘whose book is this’
this book det. whose
nhe
yasi do inso?
how much water exist there
‘how much water is there’
hupa sika pensil si atp?
for whom this pensil det. kep-p.t.
‘for whom are you keeping this pencil’
hukok
sika redio si jobt?
from who this radio det. buy-p.t.
‘from who you bought this radio’
hukok
sika redio si jobt?
from who this radio det. buy-p.t.
‘from who you bought this radio’
huka agiho
n api
ddu?
who-pos. with you rice eat-exist
‘with whom you take rice’
nlo
n san
tdu?
with what you tree cut-exist
‘with what you cut the tree’
nohok
n s
mi lat?
from where you cattle acc. catch-p.t.
‘where did you catch the cattle’
Tag
Questions :Tag questions are formed by adding certain string
of words at the end of the statements. If the statement is in the
positive, a negative form also will appear in the tag question part.
The string is added at the end, when the statement is in positive.
ka
myu si hu?
ka
aji
n
