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''Tuka'', ''ka'', ''tukeh'' and ''keh'' are all taken from the [[Yabo]] languages, all of which have pronouns along the lines of ''toka'' or ''tokeq''. | ''Tuka'', ''ka'', ''tukeh'' and ''keh'' are all taken from the [[Yabo]] languages, all of which have pronouns along the lines of ''toka'' or ''tokeq''. | ||
====Interrogatives==== | ====Interrogatives==== | ||
Bemé interrogatives are derived from the word ''{{bm|wa}}'' "what", from English {{l|en|what}}. | |||
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! English !! Bemé | |||
|- | |||
! who | |||
| ''wa mang'' | |||
|- | |||
! what | |||
| ''wa'' | |||
|- | |||
! which | |||
| ''wa dem'' | |||
|- | |||
! when | |||
| ''wa wen'' | |||
|- | |||
! why | |||
| ''wanyu'' | |||
|- | |||
! where | |||
| ''wa deh'' | |||
|- | |||
! how | |||
| ''wa dan'' | |||
|- | |||
! how much | |||
| ''wa pis'' | |||
|} | |||
===Numerals=== | ===Numerals=== | ||
Bemé numerals from 0-9 are as follows: | Bemé numerals from 0-9 are as follows: | ||