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:'''''u(m/n)''''', comes at the beginning of both direct questions and indirect questions. In direct questions it means something like '''"did/does the following hold true...?"''', and in indirect questions it means '''"if/whether"'''. It shows euphony, being realized as /u/ before consonants, /um/ before vowels in words whose first subsequent consonant is voiced, and /un/ before vowels in words whose first subsequent consonant is unvoiced. | :'''''u(m/n)''''', comes at the beginning of both direct questions and indirect questions. In direct questions it means something like '''"did/does the following hold true...?"''', and in indirect questions it means '''"if/whether"'''. It shows euphony, being realized as /u/ before consonants, /um/ before vowels in words whose first subsequent consonant is voiced, and /un/ before vowels in words whose first subsequent consonant is unvoiced. | ||
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="width: 540px; text-align:center;" | |||
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!style="width: 45px; "|{{sc|}} | |||
!style="width: 45px; "|{{sc|imperf. long}} | |||
!style="width: 45px; "|{{sc|imperf. short}} | |||
!style="width: 45px; "|{{sc|perf. long}} | |||
!style="width: 45px; "|{{sc|perf. short}} | |||
|- | |||
! style="" |{{sc|who}} | |||
| '''pwóso''' | |||
| '''pós''' | |||
| '''pwúsu''' | |||
| '''pús''' | |||
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! style="" |{{sc|what}} | |||
| '''pwóno''' | |||
| '''pón''' | |||
| '''pwúnu''' | |||
| '''pún''' | |||
|- | |||
! style="" |{{sc|when}} | |||
| '''pwóčdo''' | |||
| '''póč''' | |||
| '''pwúčdu''' | |||
| '''púč''' | |||
|- | |||
! style="" |{{sc|where}} | |||
| '''pwóbo''' | |||
| '''póbo''' | |||
| '''pwúbu''' | |||
| '''púb''' | |||
|- | |||
! style="" |{{sc|why}} | |||
| '''pwóčimo''' | |||
| '''póčim''' | |||
| '''pwúčimu''' | |||
| '''púčim''' | |||
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|} | |||
====Dependent clauses==== | ====Dependent clauses==== | ||