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|| Why? || -ly- || -ib [reason] || -liib || li-ib < *li- + -ib | || Why? || -ly- || -ib [reason] || -liib || li-ib < *li- + -ib | ||
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The marker for objects and quality are used on nouns to form questions like "which...?" [-ks-] and "what kind of / what type of?" [-ly-/-li-]. | |||
Examples: | |||
Readgálinnù bukíksi? [coll. Readgálinnù bukíks?] | |||
READ-val.acc.-pres.-2.sg.-acc.-inam.obj.sg.-now | BOOK-acc.-qm.ob.-acc. | |||
"Which book are you reading?" | |||
Short question: "Readgálinnuksì?" | |||
Readgálinnù bukílii? [coll. Readgálinnù bukíli?] | |||
READ-val.acc.-pres.-2.sg.-acc.-inam.obj.sg.-now | BOOK-acc.-qm.qu.-acc. | |||
"What kind of book are you reading?" | |||
Short question: "Readgálinnulìi?" | |||
===Co-verb suffixes=== | ===Co-verb suffixes=== | ||