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 Vadi pronouns do not mark for gender.  Case marking on core arguments for transitive clauses do exhibit a nominative-accusative distinction, but only when both arguments are singular in number.
-Plurality in the independent pronouns are indicated by the suffix ''-ta''.  This contrasts with number marking on nouns, where plurals are unmarked but singulars are preceded by the determiner ''han/ha''.
+Plurality in the independent personal pronouns are indicated by the suffix ''-ta''.  This contrasts with number marking on nouns, where plurals are unmarked but singulars are preceded by the determiner ''han/ha''.
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 | translation = I will enter your [?] house and still ruin you!/I will enter your house and still ruin you!
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+The interrogative pronouns consist of the interrogative affix ''-rín'' which is attached to a nominal root:
+{| class="bluetable lightbluebg mw-collapsible"
+|-
+! Root
+! Root <br/> Meaning
+! Interrogative <br/> Form
+! Meaning
+! Comment
+|-
+! pavan
+| style="text-align:center"|person
+| style="text-align:center"|pavrín
+| style="text-align:center"|who
+| style="text-align:center"|
+|-
+! kini
+| style="text-align:center"|thing
+| style="text-align:center"|kirín
+| style="text-align:center"|what
+| style="text-align:center"|
+|-
+! ai
+| style="text-align:center"|daytime
+| style="text-align:center"|airín
+| style="text-align:center"|when
+| style="text-align:center"|
+|-
+! kon
+| style="text-align:center"|place
+| style="text-align:center"|korín
+| style="text-align:center"|where
+| style="text-align:center"|
+|-
+|}
 ===Adjectives===