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: ''nenė kita liliau naimū liląrā'' "in this house lives my maternal aunt" → ''nenė kita yavitu liląrā?'' "who lives in this house?" | : ''nenė kita liliau naimū liląrā'' "in this house lives my maternal aunt" → ''nenė kita yavitu liląrā?'' "who lives in this house?" | ||
: ''jalgudām demiąa praškigin lā luvāyom fliven'' "Jalgudām is walking to the store with his two older brothers" → ''jalgudām yavitęs lā luvāyom fliven?'' "with whom is Jalgudām walking to the store?" | : ''jalgudām demiąa praškigin lā luvāyom fliven'' "Jalgudām is walking to the store with his two older brothers" → ''jalgudām yavitęs lā luvāyom fliven?'' "with whom is Jalgudām walking to the store?" | ||
''nane'' and ''naihā'' are "emphatic particles" used in informal Chlouvānem which work like English tag questions; ''nane'' expects an answer of the same polarity as the question, while ''naihā'' expresses doubt or expectation of a contradictory answer (it can be translated as ", or...?"). ''dam'' is not omitted: | |||
: ''saṃryojyame lilaši dam nane?'' "you live in Saṃryojyam, don't you?" | |||
: ''flære dṛk dam naihā?'' "it was done yesterday, or...?" | |||
====Yes and no==== | ====Yes and no==== | ||