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===Verbal conjugation===
===Interrogative pronouns===
Taking as an example the verbal root '''liːloṕ-''', meaning ''to see'', the different aspectual, temporal and modal forms of a Proto-Piti verb are shown.
Basic interrogative pronouns display two different roots:


{| class="wikitable"
*<small>''quality'':</small> '''ṫjejm-'''
| || colspan="4" | <center>'''''<small>indicative mood</small>'''''</center>
*<small>''quantity'':</small> '''sjowp-'''
|-
 
| style="width: 70px;"| || colspan="2" | <center>'''''<small>imperfective present</small>'''''</center> || colspan="2" | <center>'''''<small>perfective present</small>'''''</center>
When taking a noun role, the root is usually expanded by the nominal suffix '''-e-'''.
|-
 
| ''<small>1<sup>st</sup> sing.</small>'' || colspan="2" | <center>'''liːloṕoɬ'''</center> || colspan="2" | <center>'''loliːṕoɬ'''</center>
'''ṫjejm-''' '''ṫjejm-''' + '''-e-''' '''ṫjejme'''
|-
<small>''interr.'' ''what?, who?''</small>  
| ''<small>2<sup>nd</sup> sing.</small>'' || colspan="2" | <center>'''liːloṕer'''</center> || colspan="2" | <center>'''loliːṕer'''</center>
 
|-
When taking an adjective role, the root is usually expanded by the adjectival suffix '''-i-'''.
| rowspan="2" | ''<small>3<sup>rd</sup> sing.</small>'' || colspan="2" | <center>'''liːloṕæt́'''</center> || colspan="2" | <center>'''loliːṕæt́'''</center>
|-
| colspan="2" | <center>'''liːloṕ'''</center> || colspan="2" | <center>'''loliːṕ'''</center>
|-
| ''<small>1<sup>st</sup> dual</small>'' || style="width: 140px;"| <center>'''liːloṕiʔoɬ'''</center> || style="width: 140px;"| <center>'''liːloṕoɬiʔ'''</center> || style="width: 140px;"| <center>'''loliːṕiʔoɬ'''</center> || style="width: 140px;"| <center>'''loliːṕoɬiʔ'''</center>
|-
| ''<small>2<sup>nd</sup> dual</small>'' || <center>'''liːloṕiʔer'''</center> || <center>'''liːloṕeriʔ'''</center> || <center>'''loliːṕiʔer'''</center> || <center>'''loliːṕeriʔ'''</center>
|-
| rowspan="2" | ''<small>3<sup>rd</sup> dual</small>'' || <center>'''liːloṕiʔæt́'''</center> || <center>'''liːloṕæt́iʔ'''</center> || <center>'''loliːṕiʔæt́'''</center> || <center>'''loliːṕæt́iʔ'''</center>
|-
| colspan="2" | <center>'''liːloṕiʔ'''</center> || colspan="2" | <center>'''loliːṕiʔ'''</center>
|-
| ''<small>1<sup>st</sup> dual</small>'' || <center>'''liːloṕonoɬ'''</center> || <center>'''liːloṕoɬon'''</center> || <center>'''loliːṕonoɬ'''</center> || <center>'''loliːṕoɬon'''</center>
|-
| ''<small>2<sup>nd</sup> dual</small>'' || <center>'''liːloṕoner'''</center> || <center>'''liːloṕeron'''</center> || <center>'''loliːṕoner'''</center> || <center>'''loliːṕeron'''</center>
|-
| rowspan="2" | ''<small>3<sup>rd</sup> dual</small>'' || <center>'''liːloṕonæt́'''</center> || <center>'''liːloṕæt́on'''</center> || <center>'''loliːṕonæt́'''</center> || <center>'''loliːṕæt́on'''</center>
|-
| colspan="2" | <center>'''liːloṕon'''</center> || colspan="2" | <center>'''loliːṕon'''</center>
|}


{| class="wikitable"
'''ṫjejm-''' '''ṫjejm-''' + '''-i-''' '''ṫjejmi'''
| || colspan="4" | <center>'''''<small>indicative mood</small>'''''</center>
<small>''interr.'' ''which?''</small>
|-
| style="width: 70px;"| || colspan="2" | <center>'''''<small>imperfective past</small>'''''</center> || colspan="2" | <center>'''''<small>perfective past</small>'''''</center>
|-
| ''<small>1<sup>st</sup> sing.</small>'' || colspan="2" | <center>'''ʔaliːloṕoɬ'''</center> || colspan="2" | <center>'''ʔaloliːṕoɬ'''</center>
|-
| ''<small>2<sup>nd</sup> sing.</small>'' || colspan="2" | <center>'''ʔaliːloṕer'''</center> || colspan="2" | <center>'''ʔaloliːṕer'''</center>
|-
| rowspan="2" | ''<small>3<sup>rd</sup> sing.</small>'' || colspan="2" | <center>'''ʔaliːloṕæt́'''</center> || colspan="2" | <center>'''ʔaloliːṕæt́'''</center>
|-
| colspan="2" | <center>'''ʔaliːloṕ'''</center> || colspan="2" | <center>'''ʔaloliːṕ'''</center>
|-
| ''<small>1<sup>st</sup> dual</small>'' || style="width: 140px;"| <center>'''ʔaliːloṕiʔoɬ'''</center> || style="width: 140px;"| <center>'''ʔaliːloṕoɬiʔ'''</center> || style="width: 140px;"| <center>'''ʔaloliːṕiʔoɬ'''</center> || style="width: 140px;"| <center>'''ʔaloliːṕoɬiʔ'''</center>
|-
| ''<small>2<sup>nd</sup> dual</small>'' || <center>'''ʔaliːloṕiʔer'''</center> || <center>'''ʔaliːloṕeriʔ'''</center> || <center>'''ʔaloliːṕiʔer'''</center> || <center>'''ʔaloliːṕeriʔ'''</center>
|-
| rowspan="2" | ''<small>3<sup>rd</sup> dual</small>'' || <center>'''ʔaliːloṕiʔæt́'''</center> || <center>'''ʔaliːloṕæt́iʔ'''</center> || <center>'''ʔaloliːṕiʔæt́'''</center> || <center>'''ʔaloliːṕæt́iʔ'''</center>
|-
| colspan="2" | <center>'''ʔaliːloṕiʔ'''</center> || colspan="2" | <center>'''ʔaloliːṕiʔ'''</center>
|-
| ''<small>1<sup>st</sup> dual</small>'' || <center>'''ʔaliːloṕonoɬ'''</center> || <center>'''ʔaliːloṕoɬon'''</center> || <center>'''ʔaloliːṕonoɬ'''</center> || <center>'''ʔaloliːṕoɬon'''</center>
|-
| ''<small>2<sup>nd</sup> dual</small>'' || <center>'''ʔaliːloṕoner'''</center> || <center>'''ʔaliːloṕeron'''</center> || <center>'''ʔaloliːṕoner'''</center> || <center>'''ʔaloliːṕeron'''</center>
|-
| rowspan="2" | ''<small>3<sup>rd</sup> dual</small>'' || <center>'''ʔaliːloṕonæt́'''</center> || <center>'''ʔaliːloṕæt́on'''</center> || <center>'''ʔaloliːṕonæt́'''</center> || <center>'''ʔaloliːṕæt́on'''</center>
|-
| colspan="2" | <center>'''ʔaliːloṕon'''</center> || colspan="2" | <center>'''ʔaloliːṕon'''</center>
|}


{| class="wikitable"
As pronouns, these forms display a complete declension, in which the case forms according to the animacy of the referred noun.
| || colspan="4" | <center>'''''<small>subjunctive mood</small>'''''</center>
|-
| style="width: 70px;"| || colspan="2" | <center>'''''<small>imperfective present</small>'''''</center> || colspan="2" | <center>'''''<small>perfective present</small>'''''</center>
|-
| ''<small>1<sup>st</sup> sing.</small>'' || colspan="2" | <center>'''liːloṕiɳoɬ'''</center> || colspan="2" | <center>'''loliːṕiɳoɬ'''</center>
|-
| ''<small>2<sup>nd</sup> sing.</small>'' || colspan="2" | <center>'''liːloṕiɳer'''</center> || colspan="2" | <center>'''loliːṕiɳer'''</center>
|-
| rowspan="2" | ''<small>3<sup>rd</sup> sing.</small>'' || colspan="2" | <center>'''liːloṕiɳæt́'''</center> || colspan="2" | <center>'''loliːṕiɳæt́'''</center>
|-
| colspan="2" | <center>'''liːloṕiɳ'''</center> || colspan="2" | <center>'''loliːṕiɳ'''</center>
|-
| ''<small>1<sup>st</sup> dual</small>'' || style="width: 140px;"| <center>'''liːloṕiɳiʔoɬ'''</center> || style="width: 140px;"| <center>'''liːloṕiɳoɬiʔ'''</center> || style="width: 140px;"| <center>'''loliːṕiɳiʔoɬ'''</center> || style="width: 140px;"| <center>'''loliːṕiɳoɬiʔ'''</center>
|-
| ''<small>2<sup>nd</sup> dual</small>'' || <center>'''liːloṕiɳiʔer'''</center> || <center>'''liːloṕiɳeriʔ'''</center> || <center>'''loliːṕiɳiʔer'''</center> || <center>'''loliːṕiɳeriʔ'''</center>
|-
| rowspan="2" | ''<small>3<sup>rd</sup> dual</small>'' || <center>'''liːloṕiɳiʔæt́'''</center> || <center>'''liːloṕiɳæt́iʔ'''</center> || <center>'''loliːṕiɳiʔæt́'''</center> || <center>'''loliːṕiɳæt́iʔ'''</center>
|-
| colspan="2" | <center>'''liːloṕiɳiʔ'''</center> || colspan="2" | <center>'''loliːṕiɳiʔ'''</center>
|-
| ''<small>1<sup>st</sup> dual</small>'' || <center>'''liːloṕiɳonoɬ'''</center> || <center>'''liːloṕiɳoɬon'''</center> || <center>'''loliːṕiɳonoɬ'''</center> || <center>'''loliːṕiɳoɬon'''</center>
|-
| ''<small>2<sup>nd</sup> dual</small>'' || <center>'''liːloṕiɳoner'''</center> || <center>'''liːloṕiɳeron'''</center> || <center>'''loliːṕiɳoner'''</center> || <center>'''loliːṕiɳeron'''</center>
|-
| rowspan="2" | ''<small>3<sup>rd</sup> dual</small>'' || <center>'''liːloṕiɳonæt́'''</center> || <center>'''liːloṕiɳæt́on'''</center> || <center>'''loliːṕiɳonæt́'''</center> || <center>'''loliːṕiɳæt́on'''</center>
|-
| colspan="2" | <center>'''liːloṕiɳon'''</center> || colspan="2" | <center>'''loliːṕiɳon'''</center>
|}


{| class="wikitable"
{|-
| || colspan="4" | <center>'''''<small>subjunctive mood</small>'''''</center>
|-
|-
| style="width: 70px;"| || colspan="2" | <center>'''''<small>imperfective past</small>'''''</center> || colspan="2" | <center>'''''<small>perfective past</small>'''''</center>
| || colspan="2" | <center>''who? / what?''</center> || colspan="2" | <center>''how much? / how many?''</center>
|-
|-
| ''<small>1<sup>st</sup> sing.</small>'' || colspan="2" | <center>'''ʔaliːloṕiɳoɬ'''</center> || colspan="2" | <center>'''ʔaloliːṕiɳoɬ'''</center>
| style="width: 100px;"| || style="width: 100px;"|<center><small>''singular''</small></center> || style="width: 100px;"|<center><small>''plural''</small></center> || style="width: 100px;"|<center><small>''singular''</small></center> || style="width: 100px;"|<center><small>''plural''</small></center>  
|-
|-
| ''<small>2<sup>nd</sup> sing.</small>'' || colspan="2" | <center>'''ʔaliːloṕiɳer'''</center> || colspan="2" | <center>'''ʔaloliːṕiɳer'''</center>
| <center><small>''ergative''</small></center> || '''ṫjejmek̇ə''' || '''ṫjejmejk̇ə''' || '''sjowpek̇ə''' || '''sjowpejk̇ə'''
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | ''<small>3<sup>rd</sup> sing.</small>'' || colspan="2" | <center>'''ʔaliːloṕiɳæt́'''</center> || colspan="2" | <center>'''ʔaloliːṕiɳæt́'''</center>
| <center><small>''absolutive''</small></center> || '''ṫjejme''' || '''ṫjejmej''' || '''sjowpe''' || '''sjowpej'''
|-
|-
| colspan="2" | <center>'''ʔaliːloṕiɳ'''</center> || colspan="2" | <center>'''ʔaloliːṕiɳ'''</center>
| <center><small>''possessive''</small></center> || '''ṫjejmeṗu''' || '''ṫjejmejṗu''' || '''sjowpeṗu''' || '''sjowpejṗu'''
|-
|-
| ''<small>1<sup>st</sup> dual</small>'' || style="width: 140px;"| <center>'''ʔaliːloṕiɳiʔoɬ'''</center> || style="width: 140px;"| <center>'''ʔaliːloṕiɳoɬiʔ'''</center> || style="width: 140px;"| <center>'''ʔaloliːṕiɳiʔoɬ'''</center> || style="width: 140px;"| <center>'''ʔaloliːṕiɳoɬiʔ'''</center>
| <center><small>''terminative''</small></center> || '''ṫjejmeʈu''' || '''ṫjejmejʈu''' || '''sjowpeʈu''' || '''sjowpejʈu'''
|-
|-
| ''<small>2<sup>nd</sup> dual</small>'' || <center>'''ʔaliːloṕiɳiʔer'''</center> || <center>'''ʔaliːloṕiɳeriʔ'''</center> || <center>'''ʔaloliːṕiɳiʔer'''</center> || <center>'''ʔaloliːṕiɳeriʔ'''</center>
| <center><small>''ablative''</small></center> || '''ṫjejmeʡo''' || '''ṫjejmejʡo''' || '''sjowpeʡo''' || '''sjowpejʡo'''
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | ''<small>3<sup>rd</sup> dual</small>'' || <center>'''ʔaliːloṕiɳiʔæt́'''</center> || <center>'''ʔaliːloṕiɳæt́iʔ'''</center> || <center>'''ʔaloliːṕiɳiʔæt́'''</center> || <center>'''ʔaloliːṕiɳæt́iʔ'''</center>
| <center><small>''causative''</small></center> || '''ṫjejmeno''' || '''ṫjejmejno''' || '''sjowpeno''' || '''sjowpejno'''
|-
|-
| colspan="2" | <center>'''ʔaliːloṕiɳiʔ'''</center> || colspan="2" | <center>'''ʔaloliːṕiɳiʔ'''</center>
| <center><small>''benefactive''</small></center> || '''ṫjejmepə''' || '''ṫjejmejpə''' || '''sjowpepə''' || '''sjowpejpə'''
|-
|-
| ''<small>1<sup>st</sup> dual</small>'' || <center>'''ʔaliːloṕiɳonoɬ'''</center> || <center>'''ʔaliːloṕiɳoɬon'''</center> || <center>'''ʔaloliːṕiɳonoɬ'''</center> || <center>'''ʔaloliːṕiɳoɬon'''</center>
| <center><small>''instrumental''</small></center> || '''ṫjejmema''' || '''ṫjejmejma''' || '''sjowpema''' || '''sjowpejma'''
|-
|-
| ''<small>2<sup>nd</sup> dual</small>'' || <center>'''ʔaliːloṕiɳoner'''</center> || <center>'''ʔaliːloṕiɳeron'''</center> || <center>'''ʔaloliːṕiɳoner'''</center> || <center>'''ʔaloliːṕiɳeron'''</center>
| <center><small>''locative''</small></center> || '''ṫjejmewa''' || '''ṫjejmejwa''' || '''sjowpewa''' || '''sjowpejwa'''
|-
| rowspan="2" | ''<small>3<sup>rd</sup> dual</small>'' || <center>'''ʔaliːloṕiɳonæt́'''</center> || <center>'''ʔaliːloṕiɳæt́on'''</center> || <center>'''ʔaloliːṕiɳonæt́'''</center> || <center>'''ʔaloliːṕiɳæt́on'''</center>
|-
| colspan="2" | <center>'''ʔaliːloṕiɳon'''</center> || colspan="2" | <center>'''ʔaloliːṕiɳon'''</center>
|}
|}


{| class="wikitable"
The quality root can refer freely to either animate or inanimate entities. A distinction of animacy can be inferred by the context or by choice of case forms. However, some declined forms can acquire new interrogative meanings depending on the selected case:
| || colspan="4" | <center>'''''<small>optative mood</small>'''''</center>
|-
| style="width: 70px;"| || colspan="2" | <center>'''''<small>imperfective present</small>'''''</center> || colspan="2" | <center>'''''<small>perfective present</small>'''''</center>
|-
| ''<small>1<sup>st</sup> sing.</small>'' || colspan="2" | <center>'''liːloṕoṕoɬ'''</center> || colspan="2" | <center>'''loliːṕoṕoɬ'''</center>
|-
| ''<small>2<sup>nd</sup> sing.</small>'' || colspan="2" | <center>'''liːloṕoṕer'''</center> || colspan="2" | <center>'''loliːṕoṕer'''</center>
|-
| rowspan="2" | ''<small>3<sup>rd</sup> sing.</small>'' || colspan="2" | <center>'''liːloṕoṕæt́'''</center> || colspan="2" | <center>'''loliːṕoṕæt́'''</center>
|-
| colspan="2" | <center>'''liːloṕoṕ'''</center> || colspan="2" | <center>'''loliːṕoṕ'''</center>
|-
| ''<small>1<sup>st</sup> dual</small>'' || style="width: 140px;"| <center>'''liːloṕoṕiʔoɬ'''</center> || style="width: 140px;"| <center>'''liːloṕoṕoɬiʔ'''</center> || style="width: 140px;"| <center>'''loliːṕoṕiʔoɬ'''</center> || style="width: 140px;"| <center>'''loliːṕoṕoɬiʔ'''</center>
|-
| ''<small>2<sup>nd</sup> dual</small>'' || <center>'''liːloṕoṕiʔer'''</center> || <center>'''liːloṕoṕeriʔ'''</center> || <center>'''loliːṕoṕiʔer'''</center> || <center>'''loliːṕoṕeriʔ'''</center>
|-
| rowspan="2" | ''<small>3<sup>rd</sup> dual</small>'' || <center>'''liːloṕoṕiʔæt́'''</center> || <center>'''liːloṕoṕæt́iʔ'''</center> || <center>'''loliːṕoṕiʔæt́'''</center> || <center>'''loliːṕoṕæt́iʔ'''</center>
|-
| colspan="2" | <center>'''liːloṕoṕiʔ'''</center> || colspan="2" | <center>'''loliːṕoṕiʔ'''</center>
|-
| ''<small>1<sup>st</sup> dual</small>'' || <center>'''liːloṕoṕonoɬ'''</center> || <center>'''liːloṕoṕoɬon'''</center> || <center>'''loliːṕoṕonoɬ'''</center> || <center>'''loliːṕoɬon'''</center>
|-
| ''<small>2<sup>nd</sup> dual</small>'' || <center>'''liːloṕoṕoner'''</center> || <center>'''liːloṕoṕeron'''</center> || <center>'''loliːṕoṕoner'''</center> || <center>'''loliːṕoṕeron'''</center>
|-
| rowspan="2" | ''<small>3<sup>rd</sup> dual</small>'' || <center>'''liːloṕoṕonæt́'''</center> || <center>'''liːloṕoṕæt́on'''</center> || <center>'''loliːṕoṕonæt́'''</center> || <center>'''loliːṕoṕæt́on'''</center>
|-
| colspan="2" | <center>'''liːloṕoṕon'''</center> || colspan="2" | <center>'''loliːṕoṕon'''</center>
|}


{| class="wikitable"
* '''ṫjejmewa''': where (<small>static location</small>)
| || colspan="4" | <center>'''''<small>optative mood</small>'''''</center>
* '''ṫjejmeʈu''': where (<small>motion toward</small>)
|-
* '''ṫjejmeno ''': why (<small>cause</small>)
| style="width: 70px;"| || colspan="2" | <center>'''''<small>imperfective past</small>'''''</center> || colspan="2" | <center>'''''<small>perfective past</small>'''''</center>
|-
| ''<small>1<sup>st</sup> sing.</small>'' || colspan="2" | <center>'''ʔaliːloṕoṕoɬ'''</center> || colspan="2" | <center>'''ʔaloliːṕoṕoɬ'''</center>
|-
| ''<small>2<sup>nd</sup> sing.</small>'' || colspan="2" | <center>'''ʔaliːloṕoṕer'''</center> || colspan="2" | <center>'''ʔaloliːṕoṕer'''</center>
|-
| rowspan="2" | ''<small>3<sup>rd</sup> sing.</small>'' || colspan="2" | <center>'''ʔaliːloṕoṕæt́'''</center> || colspan="2" | <center>'''ʔaloliːṕoṕæt́'''</center>
|-
| colspan="2" | <center>'''ʔaliːloṕoṕ'''</center> || colspan="2" | <center>'''ʔaloliːṕoṕ'''</center>
|-
| ''<small>1<sup>st</sup> dual</small>'' || style="width: 140px;"| <center>'''ʔaliːloṕoṕiʔoɬ'''</center> || style="width: 140px;"| <center>'''ʔaliːloṕoṕoɬiʔ'''</center> || style="width: 140px;"| <center>'''ʔaloliːṕoṕiʔoɬ'''</center> || style="width: 140px;"| <center>'''ʔaloliːṕoṕoɬiʔ'''</center>
|-
| ''<small>2<sup>nd</sup> dual</small>'' || <center>'''ʔaliːloṕoṕiʔer'''</center> || <center>'''ʔaliːloṕoṕeriʔ'''</center> || <center>'''ʔaloliːṕoṕiʔer'''</center> || <center>'''ʔaloliːṕoṕeriʔ'''</center>
|-
| rowspan="2" | ''<small>3<sup>rd</sup> dual</small>'' || <center>'''ʔaliːloṕoṕiʔæt́'''</center> || <center>'''ʔaliːloṕoṕæt́iʔ'''</center> || <center>'''ʔaloliːṕoṕiʔæt́'''</center> || <center>'''ʔaloliːṕoṕæt́iʔ'''</center>
|-
| colspan="2" | <center>'''ʔaliːloṕoṕiʔ'''</center> || colspan="2" | <center>'''ʔaloliːṕoṕiʔ'''</center>
|-
| ''<small>1<sup>st</sup> dual</small>'' || <center>'''ʔaliːloṕoṕonoɬ'''</center> || <center>'''ʔaliːloṕoṕoɬon'''</center> || <center>'''ʔaloliːṕoṕonoɬ'''</center> || <center>'''ʔaloliːṕoṕoɬon'''</center>
|-
| ''<small>2<sup>nd</sup> dual</small>'' || <center>'''ʔaliːloṕoṕoner'''</center> || <center>'''ʔaliːloṕoṕeron'''</center> || <center>'''ʔaloliːṕoṕoner'''</center> || <center>'''ʔaloliːṕoṕeron'''</center>
|-
| rowspan="2" | ''<small>3<sup>rd</sup> dual</small>'' || <center>'''ʔaliːloṕoṕonæt́'''</center> || <center>'''ʔaliːloṕoṕæt́on'''</center> || <center>'''ʔaloliːṕoṕonæt́'''</center> || <center>'''ʔaloliːṕoṕæt́on'''</center>
|-
| colspan="2" | <center>'''ʔaliːloṕoṕon'''</center> || colspan="2" | <center>'''ʔaloliːṕoṕon'''</center>
|}


{| class="wikitable"
These forms, while broadly undefined in their meaning, are usually specified by using the interrogative adjective with other generic or specific nouns:  
| || colspan="4" | <center>'''''<small>potential mood</small>'''''</center>
|-
| style="width: 70px;"| || colspan="2" | <center>'''''<small>imperfective present</small>'''''</center> || colspan="2" | <center>'''''<small>perfective present</small>'''''</center>
|-
| ''<small>1<sup>st</sup> sing.</small>'' || colspan="2" | <center>'''liːloṕæʈoɬ'''</center> || colspan="2" | <center>'''loliːṕæʈoɬ'''</center>
|-
| ''<small>2<sup>nd</sup> sing.</small>'' || colspan="2" | <center>'''liːloṕæʈer'''</center> || colspan="2" | <center>'''loliːṕæʈer'''</center>
|-
| rowspan="2" | ''<small>3<sup>rd</sup> sing.</small>'' || colspan="2" | <center>'''liːloṕæʈæt́'''</center> || colspan="2" | <center>'''loliːṕæʈæt́'''</center>
|-
| colspan="2" | <center>'''liːloṕæʈ'''</center> || colspan="2" | <center>'''loliːṕæʈ'''</center>
|-
| ''<small>1<sup>st</sup> dual</small>'' || style="width: 140px;"| <center>'''liːloṕæʈiʔoɬ'''</center> || style="width: 140px;"| <center>'''liːloṕæʈoɬiʔ'''</center> || style="width: 140px;"| <center>'''loliːṕæʈiʔoɬ'''</center> || style="width: 140px;"| <center>'''loliːṕæʈoɬiʔ'''</center>
|-
| ''<small>2<sup>nd</sup> dual</small>'' || <center>'''liːloṕæʈiʔer'''</center> || <center>'''liːloṕæʈeriʔ'''</center> || <center>'''loliːṕæʈiʔer'''</center> || <center>'''loliːṕæʈeriʔ'''</center>
|-
| rowspan="2" | ''<small>3<sup>rd</sup> dual</small>'' || <center>'''liːloṕiʔæʈæt́'''</center> || <center>'''liːloṕæʈæt́iʔ'''</center> || <center>'''loliːṕæʈiʔæt́'''</center> || <center>'''loliːṕæʈæt́iʔ'''</center>
|-
| colspan="2" | <center>'''liːloṕæʈiʔ'''</center> || colspan="2" | <center>'''loliːṕæʈiʔ'''</center>
|-
| ''<small>1<sup>st</sup> dual</small>'' || <center>'''liːloṕæʈonoɬ'''</center> || <center>'''liːloṕæʈoɬon'''</center> || <center>'''loliːṕæʈonoɬ'''</center> || <center>'''loliːṕæʈoɬon'''</center>
|-
| ''<small>2<sup>nd</sup> dual</small>'' || <center>'''liːloṕæʈoner'''</center> || <center>'''liːloṕæʈeron'''</center> || <center>'''loliːṕæʈoner'''</center> || <center>'''loliːṕæʈeron'''</center>
|-
| rowspan="2" | ''<small>3<sup>rd</sup> dual</small>'' || <center>'''liːloṕæʈonæt́'''</center> || <center>'''liːloṕæʈæt́on'''</center> || <center>'''loliːṕæʈonæt́'''</center> || <center>'''loliːṕæʈæt́on'''</center>
|-
| colspan="2" | <center>'''liːloṕæʈon'''</center> || colspan="2" | <center>'''loliːṕæʈon'''</center>
|}


{| class="wikitable"
* '''ṫjejmewa weʡewa''': in which place (<small>static location</small>)
| || colspan="4" | <center>'''''<small>potential mood</small>'''''</center>
* '''ṫjejmeʈu weʡeʈu''': in which place (<small>motion toward</small>)
|-
| style="width: 70px;"| || colspan="2" | <center>'''''<small>imperfective past</small>'''''</center> || colspan="2" | <center>'''''<small>perfective past</small>'''''</center>
|-
| ''<small>1<sup>st</sup> sing.</small>'' || colspan="2" | <center>'''ʔaliːloṕæʈoɬ'''</center> || colspan="2" | <center>'''ʔaloliːṕæʈoɬ'''</center>
|-
| ''<small>2<sup>nd</sup> sing.</small>'' || colspan="2" | <center>'''ʔaliːloṕæʈer'''</center> || colspan="2" | <center>'''ʔaloliːṕæʈer'''</center>
|-
| rowspan="2" | ''<small>3<sup>rd</sup> sing.</small>'' || colspan="2" | <center>'''ʔaliːloṕæʈæt́'''</center> || colspan="2" | <center>'''ʔaloliːṕæʈæt́'''</center>
|-
| colspan="2" | <center>'''ʔaliːloṕæʈ'''</center> || colspan="2" | <center>'''ʔaloliːṕæʈ'''</center>
|-
| ''<small>1<sup>st</sup> dual</small>'' || style="width: 140px;"| <center>'''ʔaliːloṕæʈiʔoɬ'''</center> || style="width: 140px;"| <center>'''ʔaliːloṕæʈoɬiʔ'''</center> || style="width: 140px;"| <center>'''ʔaloliːṕæʈiʔoɬ'''</center> || style="width: 140px;"| <center>'''ʔaloliːṕæʈoɬiʔ'''</center>
|-
| ''<small>2<sup>nd</sup> dual</small>'' || <center>'''ʔaliːloṕæʈiʔer'''</center> || <center>'''ʔaliːloṕæʈeriʔ'''</center> || <center>'''ʔaloliːṕæʈiʔer'''</center> || <center>'''ʔaloliːṕæʈeriʔ'''</center>
|-
| rowspan="2" | ''<small>3<sup>rd</sup> dual</small>'' || <center>'''ʔaliːloṕæʈiʔæt́'''</center> || <center>'''ʔaliːloṕæʈæt́iʔ'''</center> || <center>'''ʔaloliːṕæʈiʔæt́'''</center> || <center>'''ʔaloliːṕæʈæt́iʔ'''</center>
|-
| colspan="2" | <center>'''ʔaliːloṕæʈiʔ'''</center> || colspan="2" | <center>'''ʔaloliːṕæʈiʔ'''</center>
|-
| ''<small>1<sup>st</sup> dual</small>'' || <center>'''ʔaliːloṕæʈonoɬ'''</center> || <center>'''ʔaliːloṕæʈoɬon'''</center> || <center>'''ʔaloliːṕæʈonoɬ'''</center> || <center>'''ʔaloliːṕæʈoɬon'''</center>
|-
| ''<small>2<sup>nd</sup> dual</small>'' || <center>'''ʔaliːloṕæʈoner'''</center> || <center>'''ʔaliːloṕæʈeron'''</center> || <center>'''ʔaloliːṕæʈoner'''</center> || <center>'''ʔaloliːṕæʈeron'''</center>
|-
| rowspan="2" | ''<small>3<sup>rd</sup> dual</small>'' || <center>'''ʔaliːloṕæʈonæt́'''</center> || <center>'''ʔaliːloṕæʈæt́on'''</center> || <center>'''ʔaloliːṕæʈonæt́'''</center> || <center>'''ʔaloliːṕæʈæt́on'''</center>
|-
| colspan="2" | <center>'''ʔaliːloṕæʈon'''</center> || colspan="2" | <center>'''ʔaloliːṕæʈon'''</center>
|}

Latest revision as of 02:22, 26 September 2025

Interrogative pronouns

Basic interrogative pronouns display two different roots:

  • quality: ṫjejm-
  • quantity: sjowp-

When taking a noun role, the root is usually expanded by the nominal suffix -e-.

ṫjejm-ṫjejm- + -e-ṫjejme
interr.what?, who? 

When taking an adjective role, the root is usually expanded by the adjectival suffix -i-.

ṫjejm-ṫjejm- + -i-ṫjejmi
interr.which?  

As pronouns, these forms display a complete declension, in which the case forms according to the animacy of the referred noun.

who? / what?
how much? / how many?
singular
plural
singular
plural
ergative
ṫjejmek̇ə ṫjejmejk̇ə sjowpek̇ə sjowpejk̇ə
absolutive
ṫjejme ṫjejmej sjowpe sjowpej
possessive
ṫjejmeṗu ṫjejmejṗu sjowpeṗu sjowpejṗu
terminative
ṫjejmeʈu ṫjejmejʈu sjowpeʈu sjowpejʈu
ablative
ṫjejmeʡo ṫjejmejʡo sjowpeʡo sjowpejʡo
causative
ṫjejmeno ṫjejmejno sjowpeno sjowpejno
benefactive
ṫjejmepə ṫjejmejpə sjowpepə sjowpejpə
instrumental
ṫjejmema ṫjejmejma sjowpema sjowpejma
locative
ṫjejmewa ṫjejmejwa sjowpewa sjowpejwa

The quality root can refer freely to either animate or inanimate entities. A distinction of animacy can be inferred by the context or by choice of case forms. However, some declined forms can acquire new interrogative meanings depending on the selected case:

  • ṫjejmewa: where (static location)
  • ṫjejmeʈu: where (motion toward)
  • ṫjejmeno : why (cause)

These forms, while broadly undefined in their meaning, are usually specified by using the interrogative adjective with other generic or specific nouns:

  • ṫjejmewa weʡewa: in which place (static location)
  • ṫjejmeʈu weʡeʈu: in which place (motion toward)