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Verbal wh-questions are always cleft sentences: The material after the wh-word becomes a relative clause with the wh-word as the head. The relative clause can be a ''cha''-clause vs. a ''vi''-clause: | Verbal wh-questions are always cleft sentences: The material after the wh-word becomes a relative clause with the wh-word as the head. The relative clause can be a ''cha''-clause vs. a ''vi''-clause: | ||
:'''''Yan vi | :'''''Yan vi u shaanf inágħdi?''''' | ||
:yan vi in-għád-i u shaanf | :yan vi in-għád-i u shaanf | ||
:what VI.PRES 3SG.A-see-INF DEF.SG.A woman | :what VI.PRES 3SG.A-see-INF DEF.SG.A woman | ||