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=====Interrogative Pronouns===== | =====Interrogative Pronouns===== | ||
1) There is one interroɡative pronoun: | 1) There is one interroɡative pronoun: je 'who, what' which is undifferentiated for number. | ||
2) All other interrogatives are built from this by adding the appropriate case. Eɡ: | 2) All other interrogatives are built from this by adding the appropriate case. Eɡ: jek 'where?', jekve 'with whom?' | ||
3) There is an interrogative pronominal possessive suffix: - | 3) There is an interrogative pronominal possessive suffix: -jet 'whose?'. | ||
4) Suffixing - | 4) Suffixing -je to a noun gives the sense of 'which?'. | ||
5) The canonical word-order of Avalonian is VSOX. Interrogative pronouns or nouns taking an interrogative suffix violate this by being fronted to before the verb. | 5) The canonical word-order of Avalonian is VSOX. Interrogative pronouns or nouns taking an interrogative suffix violate this by being fronted to before the verb. | ||
6) When an interrogative pronoun is used with a verb, | 6) When an interrogative pronoun is used with a verb, the appropriate pronominal marker takes plural number. | ||
=====Relative Pronouns===== | =====Relative Pronouns===== |
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