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Interrogative pronouns

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

• what: ša
• who: šá

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

šárem tôh áɣoɣíðə êma?
did you give bread to whom?

There are also other interrogative pronouns (and adverbs):

• šar: where (static location)
• šah: where (motion toward)
• šaš: where... from (motion form)
• šax: why (cause)
• šajǔ: when
• šamê: how much (inanimate)
• šámê: how much (animate)
• šamaɣ: how

There are also the following interrogative adjectives:

• šɛgu: which (inanimate)
• ʂāgu: which (animate)
• šɛmiwni: how much / many (inanimate)
• ʂāmiwni: how much / many (animate)

Within an interrogative clause, pronouns usually are usually placed in their syntactical position, according to their role, but they may also be moved at the beginning of the sentence, especially in the passive construct. In addition, like other parts of the sentences, can be introduced by prepositions:

cɛgiʎugjɛc gu ʂāxjɛ?
whom are you talking about?