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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: ʂə
• who: ʂā

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

ʔakoləker ṕiəḱe ʂāxə?
whom did you give water to?

There are also other interrogative pronouns (and adverbs):

• ʂəloʈar: where (static location)
• ʂəloxə: where (motion toward)
• ʂəlora: where... from (motion form)
• ʂəloxəw: why (cause)
• ʂəlēto : when (in which period)
• ʂəjuʔō: when (in which moment)
• ʂəmiəne: how much
• ʂəməgiə: how

There are also the following interrogative adjectives:

• ʂəko: which (inanimate)
• ʂāko: which (animate)
• ʂəmiəneko: how much / many

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, can be introduced by prepositions:

ʈəgelugət́ gū ʂāxə?
whom are you talking about?

However, interrogative adjectives tend to be placed before the noun:

ʈəgelugət́ gū ʂākox fūkaxə?
which person are you talking about?