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 **Comes before verb and any clitic object pronouns - e.g. ''kumîda kôski kôme Úmar.'' "[The one who] eats food [is] Omar."
 **''kôski'' is usually not used in negative sentences - e.g. ''kumîda ná li komê Úmar.'' "Omar does not eat food." <br /> However, it may be used for extra emphasis - e.g. ''kumîda kôski ná kôme Úmar.'' "[The one who] does not eat food [is] Omar."
-====Interrogative pronouns====
-*''kôs'': what
-*''úndi, lugárké'': where
-*''môdi kê'': how
-*''kén'': who
-*''wêskê'': when
-*''kê'': what/which
-**Less generic than ''kôs''.
-*''kâl'': which
-**More specific than ''kê''.
-When used in a sentence, interrogative pronouns are followed by the focus particle ''éki'', with optional contraction.
-'''Examples:'''
-*''Kôs éki bu tá komê?'' / ''Kosêbu tá komê?'' "What are you eating?"
-*''Kén éki li bêba?'' / ''Kenhéli bêba?'' "Who did (s)he see?"
-*''Wêskê éki lis bîn?'' / ''Weskêlis bîn?'' "When are they coming?"
-*''Úndi éki lis nu bêba?'' / ''Undélis nu bêba?'' "Where did they see us?"
 ====Interrogative clitic====