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Who- and what-questions use cleft constructions, using the interrogative in conjunction with a relative clause describing it.
Who- and what-questions use cleft constructions, using the interrogative in conjunction with a relative clause describing it.


*''Tua (an) forca an sos?'' = Who feeds the man? (lit. Who is it that feeds...)
*''Þva (n) forxin eo sos?'' = Who feeds the man? (lit. Who is it that feeds...)
*''Tua ri bhforca an sos?'' = Whom does the man feed?
*''Þva rjeo vforxin eo sos?'' = Whom does the man feed?


In the preterite:
In the preterite: