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It displays no morphological distinction between animate or inanimate referents. It displays a complete declension and it is declined with the same endings as the nominal declension. | It displays no morphological distinction between animate or inanimate referents. It displays a complete declension and it is declined with the same endings as the nominal declension. | ||
There are also other interrogative pronouns (and adverbs), usually derived from the basic interrogative pronoun: | |||
* oțẙh: where (<small>static location</small>) | |||
* yțḁh: where (<small>motion toward</small>) | |||
* yțho̥š: where... from (<small>motion form</small>) | |||
There are also the following interrogative adjectives: | |||
* | * țe̥hu : which | ||
Such adjectives, like the demonstrative adjectives, tend to be placed before their nouns. However, in the later period, they can be found after their nouns. They are declined with the same endings as the nominal declension. | |||
Within an interrogative clause, pronouns usually are usually placed in their syntactical position, according to their role, but in the later period they tend to be moved at the beginning of the sentence. In addition, like other parts of the sentences, they can be introduced by prepositions: | |||
jäspo̥ħo nüh țe̥hoʔ? | |||
<small>whom are you talking about?</small> | |||
Revision as of 01:58, 25 September 2025
Interrogative pronouns
The basic interrogative pronoun is:
It displays no morphological distinction between animate or inanimate referents. It displays a complete declension and it is declined with the same endings as the nominal declension.
There are also other interrogative pronouns (and adverbs), usually derived from the basic interrogative pronoun:
- oțẙh: where (static location)
- yțḁh: where (motion toward)
- yțho̥š: where... from (motion form)
There are also the following interrogative adjectives:
- țe̥hu : which
Such adjectives, like the demonstrative adjectives, tend to be placed before their nouns. However, in the later period, they can be found after their nouns. They are declined with the same endings as the nominal declension. Within an interrogative clause, pronouns usually are usually placed in their syntactical position, according to their role, but in the later period they tend to be moved at the beginning of the sentence. In addition, like other parts of the sentences, they can be introduced by prepositions:
jäspo̥ħo nüh țe̥hoʔ? whom are you talking about?
