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 ===Questions===
-Questions will typically follow the same syntactic pattern as declarative sentences, except with rising intonation. Typically, Yes/No questions will consist of a statement followed by '''''zau'''''/'''''baun''''' (Yes/No). Non-polar questions will follow the same declarative-question word pattern.
+Questions will typically follow the same syntactic pattern as declarative sentences, except with rising intonation. All questions should end with the question particle '''''a''''' (<code>Q</code>). This is especially important in writing since the Talivian Alphabet does not have an equivalent to the question mark. However, some dialects and informal registers do not include it in speech.
-All questions should end with the question particle '''''a''''' (<code>Q</code>). This is especially important in writing since the Talivian Alphabet does not have an equivalent to the question mark. However, some dialects and informal registers do not include it in speech.
+====Polar====
-'''Polar:'''
+Typically, Yes/No questions will consist of a statement followed by '''''zau'''''/'''''baun''''' (Yes/No).
   '''magin va raul, zau a?'''
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   "Is the table red?” (Lit. "The table is red, yes?")
-'''Non-Polar:'''
+====Non-Polar====
-  '''magin va raul, ari a?'''
+Non-polar or content questions are formed using a "dangling particle" and rising intonation, inviting the listener to respond by completing the thought.
-  magin va  raul, '''ari a'''?
-  table COP red,  '''why Q'''?
+  '''lu va a?'''
-  “Why is the table red?” (Lit. "The table is red, why?")
+  lu     va  '''a'''?
+S.NOM COP '''Q'''?
+  “Who are you?” (Lit. "You are...?")
+ '''yigai auzi aa a?'''
+ yiga -i   auzi    '''aa  a'''?
+ speak-TEL 3Sa.NOM '''ACC Q'''.
+ "What did he say?" (Lit. "He said...?")
+ '''ddaij yaun auv a?'''
+ dda-i  -j   yaun   '''auv  a'''?
+ go -TEL-IRR 1P.NOM '''when Q'''?
+ "When will we go?" (Lit. "We will go when/during...?)
-  '''luva zaun a?'''
+  '''yi luj ddal a?'''
-  lu    -va  '''zaun a'''?
+  yi      luj  '''ddal a?'''
-S.NOM-COP '''who  Q'''?
+S.POSS boat '''LOC  Q'''?
-  “Who are you?” (Lit. "You are who?")
+  "Where is my boat?" (Lit. "My boat is located in...?)
-There is no Wistanian equivalent to the English "how," usually being replaced by "what" or "what method".
+ '''magin va raul, diri a?'''
+ magin va  raul, '''diri a'''?
+ table COP red,  '''why Q'''?
+ “Why is the table red?” (Lit. "The table is red because...?")
 ===Imperatives===