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=====Interrogative pronouns=====

All of these decline regularly unless otherwise indicated (or unless they contain an irregular component such as ''mitta''). Some particularly important case forms are specified.

*''maxa (< ma + waxa'' "thing"): what - e.g. ''~~Maxa~~ tarka?'' "'''What''' do you see?"

*''maxa (< ma + waxa'' "thing"): what - e.g. ''Máxa tarka?'' "'''What''' do you see?"

**Nominative is ''maxí''

*''maxoo'' (dative of ''maxa''): why - e.g. ''~~Maxoo~~ baxta?'' "'''Why''' are you leaving"

*''maxoo'' (dative of ''maxa''): why - e.g. ''Maxóo baxta?'' "'''Why''' are you leaving"

*''iyya'': who (singular) - e.g. ''~~Iyya~~ ~~tarkaa~~?'' "'''Who''' do you see?"

*''iyya'': who (singular) - e.g. ''Íyya tarka?'' "'''Who''' do you see?"

**Nominative is ''iyyí''

*''iyyi'' (genitive of ''iyya''): whose - e.g. ''Kuni ~~iyyi~~ kitaaba?'' "'''Whose''' book is this?"

*''iyyi'' (genitive of ''iyya''): whose - e.g. ''Kuni íyyi kitaaba?'' "'''Whose''' book is this?"

**Like all genitives, must take a head nominal or ''-m'' - e.g. ''Kuni íyyim?'' "'''Whose''' is this?"

*''mánama; mádada'': who (plural) - e.g. ''Madadú imaataani?'' "'''Who (''pl.'')''' are coming?"

*''meeqa'': how much; how many - e.g. ''~~Meeqa~~ lite?'' "'''How much/many''' do you have?"

*''meeqa'': how much; how many - e.g. ''Méeqa lite?'' "'''How much/many''' do you have?"

**Can also be used as a modifier - e.g. ''~~Meeqa~~ kitaaba lite?'' "'''How many''' books do you have?"

**Can also be used as a modifier - e.g. ''Méeqa kitaaba lite?'' "'''How many''' books do you have?"

*''maka (m.); mata (f.)'': which, what, who (can be used for animate or inanimate) - e.g. ''Máta tuni?'' "'''What/who''' is this?" (or: "'''What/who''' are these?")

**Nominative: ''makú/matú''; Genitive: ''maki/mati''

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 =====Interrogative pronouns=====
 All of these decline regularly unless otherwise indicated (or unless they contain an irregular component such as ''mitta''). Some particularly important case forms are specified.
-*''maxa (< ma + waxa'' "thing"): what - e.g. ''<b>Maxa</b> tarka?'' "'''What''' do you see?"
+*''maxa (< ma + waxa'' "thing"): what - e.g. ''<b>Máxa</b> tarka?'' "'''What''' do you see?"
 **Nominative is ''maxí''
-*''maxoo'' (dative of ''maxa''): why - e.g. ''<b>Maxoo</b> baxta?'' "'''Why''' are you leaving"
+*''maxoo'' (dative of ''maxa''): why - e.g. ''<b>Maxóo</b> baxta?'' "'''Why''' are you leaving"
-*''iyya'': who (singular) - e.g. ''<b>Iyya</b> tarkaa?'' "'''Who''' do you see?"
+*''iyya'': who (singular) - e.g. ''<b>Íyya</b> tarka?'' "'''Who''' do you see?"
 **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>íyyi</b> kitaaba?'' "'''Whose''' book is this?"
 **Like all genitives, must take a head nominal or ''-m'' - e.g. ''Kuni <b>íyyim</b>?'' "'''Whose''' is this?"
 *''mánama; mádada'': who (plural) - e.g. ''<b>Madadú</b> imaataani?'' "'''Who (''pl.'')''' are coming?"
-*''meeqa'': how much; how many - e.g. ''<b>Meeqa</b> lite?'' "'''How much/many''' do you have?"
+*''meeqa'': how much; how many - e.g. ''<b>Méeqa</b> lite?'' "'''How much/many''' do you have?"
-**Can also be used as a modifier - e.g. ''<b>Meeqa</b> kitaaba lite?'' "'''How many''' books do you have?"
+**Can also be used as a modifier - e.g. ''<b>Méeqa</b> kitaaba lite?'' "'''How many''' books do you have?"
 *''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?")
 **Nominative: ''makú/matú''; Genitive: ''maki/mati''