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Basic interrogative pronouns display two different forms: one for animate entities (<small>''who?''</small>) and one for inanimate entities (<small>''what?''</small>).
Basic interrogative pronouns display two different forms: one for animate entities (<small>''who?''</small>) and one for inanimate entities (<small>''what?''</small>).


*''what'': šwe
*''what'': he
*''who'': šwor
*''who'': ša


Both pronouns can be declined, with the nominal declension endings, according to their animacy class.
Both pronouns can be declined, with the nominal declension endings, only in the singular number.


  šwoš kwov ših ačiǧid jẽr?
  šare əjddo egewgəjdo həjč?
  <small>whom did you give water to?</small>
  <small>whom did you give water to?</small>
However, the inanimate interrogative pronoun display an irregular nominative form, which is identical to the accusative form:
šwe nwožr?
<small>what do you want?</small>


There are also other interrogative pronouns (and adverbs):
There are also other interrogative pronouns (and adverbs):


* šweč: where (<small>static location and motion toward</small>)
* hɔceh: where (<small>static location</small>)
* šwex: why (<small>cause</small>)
* hɔhhe: where (<small>motion toward</small>)
* šwer: when
* hɔžo: where... from (<small>motion form</small>)
* šwemĩr: how much
* hɔko: why (<small>cause</small>)
* šwemwẽ: how
* hečo: when
* heməjń: how much
* hehavčo/hejvčo: how


There are also the following interrogative adjectives:
There are also the following interrogative adjectives:


* šweɣur (<small>šweg</small>): which
* hego: which (<small>inanimate</small>)
* šwemĩɣur (<small>šwemĩg</small>): how much / many
* šago: which (<small>animate</small>)
* heməjń: how much / many


Such adjectives, like the demonstrative adjectives, tend to be placed before their nouns and they are never used with the prepositive articles. Moreover, they are never declined, except for some archaic fixed expressions.
Within an interrogative clause, pronouns usually are usually moved at the beginning of the sentence. Their syntactical position is regarded as extremely marked.  


  šamêɣə çâjînə lîβəh?
  heməjńino heǵino hejhih?
  <small>how many trees do you see?</small>
  <small>how many sheep do you have?</small>


Within an interrogative clause, pronouns usually are usually moved at the beginning of the sentence. Their syntactical position is regarded as extremely marked or archaic. In addition,  like other parts of the sentences, they can be followed by postpositions:  
In addition,  like other parts of the sentences, they can be introduced by prepositions:  


  šwoš no čwiwňid wẽr?
  gɔ šare cegihug?
  <small>whom are you talking about?</small>
  <small>whom are you talking about?</small>

Revision as of 07:08, 16 September 2025

Interrogative pronouns

Basic interrogative pronouns display two different forms: one for animate entities (who?) and one for inanimate entities (what?).

  • what: he
  • who: ša

Both pronouns can be declined, with the nominal declension endings, only in the singular number. 

šare əjddo egewgəjdo həjč?
whom did you give water to?

There are also other interrogative pronouns (and adverbs):

  • hɔceh: where (static location)
  • hɔhhe: where (motion toward)
  • hɔžo: where... from (motion form)
  • hɔko: why (cause)
  • hečo: when
  • heməjń: how much
  • hehavčo/hejvčo: how

There are also the following interrogative adjectives:

  • hego: which (inanimate)
  • šago: which (animate)
  • heməjń: how much / many

Within an interrogative clause, pronouns usually are usually moved at the beginning of the sentence. Their syntactical position is regarded as extremely marked. 

heməjńino heǵino hejhih?
how many sheep do you have?

In addition, like other parts of the sentences, they can be introduced by prepositions: 

gɔ šare cegihug?
whom are you talking about?
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