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Interrogative pronouns in Nawuhu are quite distinct from demonstrative and personal pronouns. They do not agree with grammatical number, and instead mostly follow the English pattern of "what, why, who, when and how", although "when" has variations based on tense.
Interrogative pronouns in Nawuhu are quite distinct from demonstrative and personal pronouns. They do not agree with grammatical number, and instead mostly follow the English pattern of "what, why, who, when and how", although "when" has variations based on tense.
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! rowspan=2 | What !! rowspan=2 | Why !! rowspan=2 | Who !! colspan=4 | When !! rowspan=2 | How
! rowspan=2 | What !! rowspan=2 | Where !! rowspan=2 | Why !! rowspan=2 | Who !! colspan=4 | When !! rowspan=2 | How
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! Far Past !! Near Past !! Near Future !! General Future
! Far Past !! Near Past !! Near Future !! General Future
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| ''lim'' || ''ley'' || ''lou'' || ''i’ilam'' || ''ilam'' || ''ewil'' || ''ewe’el'' || ''li’i''
| ''lim'' || ''lio'' || ''ley'' || ''lou'' || ''i’ilam'' || ''ilam'' || ''ewil'' || ''ewe’el'' || ''li’i''
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Here are some examples on how to use the variations of 'when':
Here are some examples on how to use the variations of 'when':
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==Vocabulary==
==Vocabulary==
===Swadesh list===
===Swadesh list===
{{Swadesh
|language=Nawuhu
|nativename=na’a wúhu
|I=ja
|you (singular)=ádo
|he=ain
|we=jon
|you (plural)=né
|they=enawe
|this=pa
|that=nis
|here=papa
|there=nini
|who=lou
|what=lim
|where=lio
|when=ilam
|how=li’i
|not=ago
|all=ana
|many=ñeñe
|some=ñe
|few=ñago
|other=aya
|one=a
|two=an
|three=míneng
|four=ipo
|five=gámi
|big=di’i
|long=nabuta
|wide=teo
|thick=teote
|heavy=duku
|small=lhí
|short=buta
|narrow=sisi
|thin=ehe
|woman=boi
|man (adult male)=bowa
|man (human being)=bo
|child=ota
|wife=jeki
|husband=jeki
|mother=mau
|father=hau
|animal=ñv
|fish=sempe
|bird=pina
|dog=báubau
|louse=ñe’e
|snake=cangú
|worm=pimká
|tree=cvpa
|forest=cvpao
|stick=buta
|fruit=cvpong
|seed=ken
|leaf=gamá
|root=ñidoa
|bark=petin
|flower=hana
|grass=teca
|rope=iton
|skin=ma’a
|meat=cang
|blood=úsiko
|bone=nubun
|fat=ziza
|egg=zuna
|horn=tukó
|tail=pomo
|feather=sápina
|hair=teca
|head=gebu
|ear=ujebo
|eye=oanga
|nose=baho
|mouth=e’ehi
|tooth=kam
|tongue=nagu
|fingernail=dabáku
|foot=ape
|leg=ape
|knee=apéku
|hand=baga
|wing=pimbaga
|belly=deng
|guts=dengdeng
|neck=kuñu
|back=mihomá
|breast=nene
|heart=sulgi
|liver=omna
|drink=patik
|eat=patik
|bite=kam
|suck=ehi
|spit=kuci
|vomit=gogo
|blow=kvhv
|breathe=kvhv
|laugh=wala
|see=oanga
|hear=ujebo
|know=teke
|think=seke
|smell=bahu
|fear=megu
|sleep=azv
|live=janá
|die=tejá
|kill=tejáku
|fight=kudu
|hunt=maba
|hit=kudu
|cut=sekya
|split=sekya
|stab=ñopa
|scratch=kizi
|dig=bóku
|swim=wahe
|fly=pine
|walk=apá
|come=apá
|lie=azv
|sit=isú
|stand=na
|turn=kené
|fall=hoba
|give=du
|hold=de
|squeeze=dede
|rub=zitu
|wash=basvk
|wipe=vdu
|pull=tohok
|push=hok
|throw=hok
|tie=dede
|sew=zunki
|count=esakv
|say=nana
|sing=nañv
|play=tuku
|float=ogoh
|flow=pukdu
|freeze=lukut
|swell=dibo
|sun=tupi
|moon=píwu
|star=i’iki
|water=wahi
|rain=ihé
|river=waha
|lake=ewa
|sea=yalma
|salt=dozin
|stone=mon
|sand=samak
|dust=samak
|earth=tote
|cloud=nui
|fog=nuñui
|sky=paha
|wind=hez
|snow=
|ice=lukutu
|smoke=wumu
|fire=wuno
|ash=ho’ó
|burn=wuno
|road=dolo
|mountain=maka
|red=homi
|green=cvpa
|yellow=tupi
|white=haga
|black=kela
|night=kela
|day=tupi
|year=toci
|warm=ono
|cold=luku
|full=tengen
|new=pai
|old=alhá
|good=eme
|bad=doyo
|rotten=ubete
|dirty=beto
|straight=hepí
|round=zoko
|sharp=ceci
|dull=cecago
|smooth=melhao
|wet=wahia
|dry=siuk
|correct=kenelé
|near=papao
|far=nipao
|right=svnga
|left=hvmpopo
|at=o
|in=ya
|with=nuku
|and=te
|if=neá
|because=wa
|name=suhu
}}
===Conversation===
===Conversation===
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