|
|
kheras a:lčik
|
ńos |
| 1
2 3 |
4 |
you bought |
a shawl |
| 1
4 |
3 2 |
sus a:lčik |
ńos ? |
| 1
2 3 |
4 |
who bought |
a shawl ? |
| 1
4 |
3 2 |
ata
 raf:sla |
so
|
| 1
2 3 |
4 |
(the)father went |
to Drass |
|
1 4 |
3 2 |
su
ra:sla |
so ? |
| 1 2 3 |
4 |
who went to |
Drass ? |
| 1
4 3 |
2 |
|
The interrogative word či
or gaw occurs in the place of subject noun phrase if the subject
noun phrase is nonhuman. The distrubutional restriction of či
and gaw is based on the specification of subject noun phrase as
definite or indefinite. gaw replaces the subject noun phrase
when it is specified (+ definite). Otherwise či
replaces the subject noun phrase. |
NP X Y Vb ® |
[ -Human ] |
| [ +Definite ] |
gaw X Y Vb |
NP X Y Vb ® |
[-Human ] |
| [-Definite ] |
či X Y Vb |
|
čowo yeldaqpu |
ika phoq |
| 1
2 3 |
4
5 |
the big branch |
fell on me |
| 3 1
2 |
5
4 |
gaw ika |
phoq ? |
| 1
2 |
3 |
what did fall |
on me ? |
| 1
3 |
2 |
či ika phoq ? |
|
| 1 2
3 |
|
what did |
fall on me ? |
| 1 |
3
2 |
|
The interrogative word gar replaces the noun phrase which is
specified (+place) i.e., the word gar is used to replace the
place adverbs in Purki. |
NP1 NP Vb ® |
[ + Place ] |
NP1 gar Vb |
By an optional rule, gar is moved to the front position. |
NP1 gar Vb ® |
gar NP1 Vb |
ata mara:sla so |
| 1 2
3 4 |
(the) father went to Madras |
1 4 3 2
|
|
