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/ˈsʰíʔtà ˈkèʔ=ɾí θú=gḭ̂p | /ˈsʰíʔtà ˈkèʔ=ɾí dò̰k=gó θú=gḭ̂p/ | ||
guardian Q.ACC=SEC ANTIP=give | guardian Q.ACC=SEC dog=DAT ANTIP=give | ||
Who / What did the guardian give to the dog? | Who / What did the guardian give to the dog? | ||
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or | or | ||
/θú=ˈbíʔ dô̰k | /ˈlḭ̀zád=gó θú=ˈbíʔ dô̰k éi=ˈhḛ̂b/ | ||
ANTIP=bite dog | lizard=DAT ANTIP=bite dog Q.ERG=have | ||
Whose dog bit the lizard? (literally "Who has the dog that bit the lizard?") | Whose dog bit the lizard? (literally "Who has the dog that bit the lizard?") | ||
===Other Interrogatives that modify noun phrases=== | ===Other Interrogatives that modify noun phrases=== | ||
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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=ˈbíʔ bá=dô̰k | /ˈlḭ̀zád=gó θú=ˈbíʔ bá=dô̰k/ | ||
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 ˈbíʔ lḭ̂zàd/. Also the clitic cannot attach to a topicalised noun e.g. */bá=dô̰k θú=ˈbíʔ | Attaching the clitic to a noun in the ergative case is ungrammatical e.g. */bá=dô̰k=zù ˈbíʔ lḭ̂zàd/. Also the clitic cannot attach to a topicalised noun e.g. */bá=dô̰k ˈlḭ̀zád=gó θú=ˈbíʔ/. | ||
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 ˈbíʔ=kà bá=pʰò̤wè | /ˈlḭ̂zàd=zù dò̰k=gó ˈbíʔ=kà bá=pʰò̤wè / | ||
lizard=ERG bite=LOC forest | lizard=ERG dog=DAT bite=LOC which=forest | ||
Which forest did the lizard bite the dog in? | Which forest did the lizard bite the dog in? | ||