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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. | ||
*''Θva (n) | *''Θva (n) forχ eo svas?'' = Who feeds the man? (lit. Who is it that feeds...) | ||
*''Θva rjeo | *''Θva rjeo vforχ eo svas?'' = Whom does the man feed? | ||
In the preterite: | In the preterite: | ||
*'' | *''Θva rjeo vforχin um eo svas?'' = Who fed the man? | ||
*'' | *''Θva rjeo vforχin u n svas?'' = Whom did the man feed? | ||
===Conjunctions=== | ===Conjunctions=== | ||