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===Questions=== | ===Questions=== | ||
Questions will typically follow the same syntactic pattern as declarative sentences, except with rising intonation. Typically, Yes/No questions will consist of a statement followed by '''''zau'''''/'''''baun''''' (Yes/No). | Questions will typically follow the same syntactic pattern as declarative sentences, except with rising intonation. Typically, Yes/No questions will consist of a statement followed by '''''zau'''''/'''''baun''''' (Yes/No). Non-polar questions will follow the same declarative-question word pattern. | ||
All questions should end with the question particle '''''a''''' (<code>Q</code>). This is especially important in writing since the Talivian Alphabet does not have an equivalent to the question mark. However, some dialects and informal registers do not include it in speech. | |||
''' | '''magin va raul, zau a?''' | ||
table | magin va raul, '''zau a'''? | ||
table COP red, '''yes Q'''? | |||
"Is the table red?” (Lit. "The table is red, yes?") | |||
'''luva zaun?''' | '''magin na raul, ari a?''' | ||
2S.NOM-COP who? | magin va raul, '''ari a'''? | ||
“Who are you?” | table COP red, '''why Q'''? | ||
“Why is the table red?” (Lit. "The table is red, why?") | |||
'''luva zaun a?''' | |||
lu -va '''zaun a'''? | |||
2S.NOM-COP '''who Q'''? | |||
“Who are you?” (Lit. "You are who?") | |||
There is no Wistanian equivalent to the English "how," usually being replaced by "what" or "what method". | There is no Wistanian equivalent to the English "how," usually being replaced by "what" or "what method". | ||