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The interrogative word always comes first in the sentence. Usually 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: | The interrogative word always comes first in the sentence. Usually 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 tágħti?''''' | ||
:yan vi tá- | :yan vi tá-għat-i | ||
:what VI.PRES 2SG.S-see-INF | :what VI.PRES 2SG.S-see-INF | ||
:''What do you see?'' (lit. What is it that you see?) | :''What do you see?'' (lit. What is it that you see?) | ||