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**Nominative is ''iyyí''
**Nominative is ''iyyí''
*''iyyi'' (genitive of ''iyya''): whose - e.g. ''Kuni <b>iyyi</b> kitaaba?'' "'''Whose''' book is this?"
*''iyyi'' (genitive of ''iyya''): whose - e.g. ''Kuni <b>iyyi</b> kitaaba?'' "'''Whose''' book is this?"
**When used alone, the definite pronoun is used as a head - e.g. ''Kuni <b>iyyi</b> ka?'' "'''Whose (one)''' is this?"
**Like all genitives, must take a head nominal or ''-m'' - e.g. ''Kuni <b>íyyim</b>?'' "'''Whose''' is this?"
*''má nama / manama; má dada / madada'': who (plural) - e.g. ''<b>Má dadu</b> imaataani?'' "'''Who''' are coming?"
*''má nama / manama; má dada / madada'': who (plural) - e.g. ''<b>Má dadu</b> imaataani?'' "'''Who''' are coming?"
*''meeqa'': how much; how many - e.g. ''<b>Meeqa</b> litee?'' "'''How much/many''' do you have?"
*''meeqa'': how much; how many - e.g. ''<b>Meeqa</b> litee?'' "'''How much/many''' do you have?"