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→Other Interrogatives that modify noun phrases
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To ask questions like "Which lizard did the dog bite?", attach the clitic bá- (or báj- before a vowel) to the noun being asked about e.g. | To ask questions like "Which lizard did the dog bite?", attach the clitic bá- (or báj- before a vowel) to the noun being asked about e.g. | ||
/dô̰k=zù | /dô̰k=zù ˈbíʔ bá=ˈlḭ̂zàd/ | ||
dog=ERG bite Q.INTR=lizard | dog=ERG bite Q.INTR=lizard | ||
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However, bá- can only attach to a noun in the absolutive case. To ask about the subject of a transitive verb, it is necessary to antipassivise the verb. e.g. | However, bá- can only attach to a noun in the absolutive case. To ask about the subject of a transitive verb, it is necessary to antipassivise the verb. e.g. | ||
/θú= | /θú=ˈbíʔ bá=dô̰k ˈlḭ̂zàd=àuŋ/ | ||
ANTIP=bite Q.INTR=dog lizard=DAT | ANTIP=bite Q.INTR=dog lizard=DAT | ||
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Attaching the clitic to a noun in the ergative case is ungrammatical e.g. */bá=dô̰k=zù ˈbíʔtèn lḭ̂zàd/. Also the clitic cannot attach to a topicalised noun e.g. */bá=dô̰k θú= | Attaching the clitic to a noun in the ergative case is ungrammatical e.g. */bá=dô̰k=zù ˈbíʔtèn lḭ̂zàd/. Also the clitic cannot attach to a topicalised noun e.g. */bá=dô̰k θú=ˈbíʔ ˈlḭ̂zàd=àuŋ/. | ||
To ask about the object of a postposition, an applicative construction is needed e.g. | To ask about the object of a postposition, an applicative construction is needed e.g. | ||
/ˈlḭ̂zàd=zù ˈbíʔtèn=kà bá= | /ˈlḭ̂zàd=zù ˈbíʔtèn=kà bá=pʰò̤wè ˈdô̰k=àuŋ/ | ||
lizard=ERG bite=LOC forest dog=DAT which | lizard=ERG bite=LOC forest dog=DAT which | ||
Which forest did the lizard bite the dog in? | Which forest did the lizard bite the dog in? | ||
==Verb Subordination== | ==Verb Subordination== | ||