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Rówok has several ways of forming questions, using both [[#Particles|particles]] and [[#Derivational morphology|enclitic suffixes]]. | Rówok has several ways of forming questions, using both [[#Particles|particles]] and [[#Derivational morphology|enclitic suffixes]]. | ||
:'''''a(m/n)'''''+, comes at the beginning of both direct questions and indirect questions. In direct questions it means something like '''"did/does the following hold true...?"''', and in indirect questions it means '''"if/whether"''' | :'''''a(m/n)'''''+, comes at the beginning of both direct questions and indirect questions. In direct questions it means something like '''"did/does the following hold true...?"''', and in indirect questions it means '''"if/whether"'''. It shows euphony, being realized as /a/ before consonants, /am/ before vowels in words whose first subsequent is voiced, and /an/ before vowels in words whose first subsequent consonant is unvoiced. | ||
::+not to be confused with the particle '''''áma''''', which is used to emphasize [[#Negation|negative constructions]] | ::+not to be confused with the particle '''''áma''''', which is used to emphasize [[#Negation|negative constructions]] | ||