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| | | aní | ||
| Used for yes-no questions, occurs in sentence-final position.<br/> | | Used for yes-no questions, occurs in sentence-final position.<br/> | ||
Cognate with Minhast ''ni'' (Classical, Horse Speaker, and Salmonic dialects) | Cognate with Minhast ''ni'' (Classical, Horse Speaker, and Salmonic dialects) | ||
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The Interrogatives manifest WH-movement, appearing immediately before the auxiliary ''itá' '' with rising intonation and a slight pause after the main VP. The Irrealis suffix ''-hi'' often accompanies WH-words but is often dropped, as in the second example, especially among younger speakers. However, it is required for polar questions, i.e. questions marked with '' | The Interrogatives manifest WH-movement, appearing immediately before the auxiliary ''itá' '' with rising intonation and a slight pause after the main VP. The Irrealis suffix ''-hi'' often accompanies WH-words but is often dropped, as in the second example, especially among younger speakers. However, it is required for polar questions, i.e. questions marked with ''aní'', in which case its allmorph ''-ha'' is used. | ||
{{Gloss | {{Gloss | ||
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{{Gloss | {{Gloss | ||
|phrase = Koykâre cori yoskara itáha | |phrase = Koykâre cori yoskara itáha aní? | ||
| IPA = /koɪ'ka:ɾɛ 'tʃoɾi 'joʃkaɾa ʔɪ'taɦa ' | | IPA = /koɪ'ka:ɾɛ 'tʃoɾi 'joʃkaɾa ʔɪ'taɦa a'ni/ | ||
| morphemes = koykâre cori yoskara Ø-itá-ʔ-hi | | morphemes = koykâre cori yoskara Ø-itá-ʔ-hi aní | ||
| gloss = boy house burn DIR.PRS.HS-COP-LS-IRR Q | | gloss = boy house burn DIR.PRS.HS-COP-LS-IRR Q | ||
| translation = Did the boy burn the house (down)? | | translation = Did the boy burn the house (down)? | ||
}} | }} | ||
With the exception of the polarity particle '' | With the exception of the polarity particle ''aní'', interrogatives can also serve as conjunctions, provided that the interrogatives is joined to the dependent clause with the connective ''si='': | ||
{{Gloss | {{Gloss | ||