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===Interrogative adjectives and pronouns===
===Interrogative pronouns===
The basic interrogative adjective is:
Basic interrogative pronouns display two different roots: one referring to active animate entities (<small>''who?''</small>) and one referring to inactive inanimate entities (<small>''what?''</small>).


*''which'': xo̱
*''what'': '''ʂæ'''
*''who'': '''ʂaː'''


There are also other more specific interrogative adjectives and pronouns (and adverbs):  
Both pronouns can be declined, with the nominal declension endings, according to their animacy of their referent. However, some declined forms usually acquire new meanings, depending on the selected case:


* xø̄̃: what (<small>it refers to inanimate entities</small>)
* '''ʂæʈar''': where (<small>static location</small>)
* xø̱: who (<small>it refers to animate entities</small>)
* '''ʂæχæ''': where (<small>motion toward</small>)
* xø̂: where (<small>static location</small>)
* '''ʂækʰu''': why (<small>cause</small>)
* xo̱t: how much, how many? (<small>requires the partitive postposition</small>)
* '''ʂæko''': which (<small>adjectival form</small>)
* xø̂tò: where? (<small>motion towards</small>)
* xø̂cɛ̄̀: where... from (<small>motion form</small>)
* xø̄̃gɛ: when (<small>time</small>)
* xø̄̃mù: why (<small>cause</small>)
* xø̄̃çû: why (<small>aim</small>)


Within an interrogative clause, pronouns usually are usually placed in their syntactical position according to their role.
Both pronominal root can be expanded with the suffixal morphemes -tu and -lo.

Revision as of 10:52, 25 September 2025

Interrogative pronouns

Basic interrogative pronouns display two different roots: one referring to active animate entities (who?) and one referring to inactive inanimate entities (what?).

  • what: ʂæ
  • who: ʂaː

Both pronouns can be declined, with the nominal declension endings, according to their animacy of their referent. However, some declined forms usually acquire new meanings, depending on the selected case:

  • ʂæʈar: where (static location)
  • ʂæχæ: where (motion toward)
  • ʂækʰu: why (cause)
  • ʂæko: which (adjectival form)

Both pronominal root can be expanded with the suffixal morphemes -tu and -lo.

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