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1) There is one interroɡative pronoun: je 'who, what' which is undifferentiated for number.
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: jex 'where?', jebwe 'with whom?'
2) All other interrogatives are built from this by adding the appropriate case. Eɡ: jez 'where?', jeq 'with whom?'


3) There is an interrogative pronominal possessive prefix: jen- 'whose?'.
3) There is an interrogative pronominal possessive prefix: jen- 'whose?'.
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4) Prefixing je- to a noun gives the sense of 'which?'.
4) Prefixing je- to a noun gives the sense of 'which?'.


5) The canonical word-order of Common Minervan is VSOX. Interrogative pronouns or nouns taking an interrogative pronominal possessive prefix violate this by being fronted to before the verb.
5) The canonical word-order of Magellanican is VSOX. Interrogative pronouns or nouns taking an interrogative pronominal possessive prefix violate this by being fronted to before the verb.


=====Indefinite Pronouns=====
=====Indefinite Pronouns=====