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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) forx eo svas?'' = Who feeds the man? (lit. Who is it that feeds...) | ||
*''Θva rjeo | *''Θva rjeo vforx eo svas?'' = Whom does the man feed? | ||
In the preterite: | In the preterite: | ||
*''Θva rjeo | *''Θva rjeo vforxin um eo svas?'' = Who fed the man? | ||
*''Θva rjeo | *''Θva rjeo vforxin u n svas?'' = Whom did the man feed? | ||
===Conjunctions=== | ===Conjunctions=== | ||
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*{{abbtip|/ˈɾinjə/|''rinjeo''}}: negative form of ''ri'' | *{{abbtip|/ˈɾinjə/|''rinjeo''}}: negative form of ''ri'' | ||
*{{abbtip|/va/|''va''}}: 'that (complement clause)' | *{{abbtip|/va/|''va''}}: 'that (complement clause)' | ||
*{{abbtip|/xwin/|'' | *{{abbtip|/xwin/|''xvin''}}: because | ||
*{{abbtip|/dʑer/|''djer''}}: when | *{{abbtip|/dʑer/|''djer''}}: when | ||
*'' | *''xvart'' = then | ||
===Answers to yes-no questions=== | ===Answers to yes-no questions=== | ||