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*''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?" | ||
**Can also be used as a modifier - e.g. ''<b>Meeqa</b> kitaaba litee?'' "'''How many''' books do you have?" | **Can also be used as a modifier - e.g. ''<b>Meeqa</b> kitaaba litee?'' "'''How many''' books do you have?" | ||
*''maka (m.); mata (f.)'': which, what, who (can be used for animate or inanimate) - e.g. ''<b> | *''maka (m.); mata (f.)'': which, what, who (can be used for animate or inanimate) - e.g. ''<b>Máta</b> tuni?'' "'''What/who''' is this?" (or: "'''What/who''' are these?") | ||
*''má mitta / mamitta (m.); má mitti / mamitti (f.)'': synonymous to ''maka/mata'' but only for singular - e.g. ''<b>Mamítti</b> tuni''? "'''What/who''' is this?" | *''má mitta / mamitta (m.); má mitti / mamitti (f.)'': synonymous to ''maka/mata'' but only for singular - e.g. ''<b>Mamítti</b> tuni''? "'''What/who''' is this?" | ||
*''mamara'': synonymous to ''maka/mata'' but only for plural - e.g. ''<b>Mamára</b> tuni?'' "'''What/who''' are these?" | *''má mara / mamara'': synonymous to ''maka/mata'' but only for plural - e.g. ''<b>Mamára</b> tuni?'' "'''What/who''' are these?" | ||
*''masi'': like what; how (condition) - e.g. ''<b>Mási</b> ati?'' "'''How''' are you (''f.'')?" | *''masi'': like what; how (condition) - e.g. ''<b>Mási</b> ati?'' "'''How''' are you (''f.'')?" | ||
*''masis'' (instrument of ''masi''): in what way - e.g. ''<b> | *''masis'' (instrument of ''masi''): in what way - e.g. ''<b>Masís</b> tana daqaa?'' "'''How''' do I wash this?" | ||
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