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===Questions=== | ===Questions=== | ||
Questions will typically follow the same syntactic pattern as declarative sentences, except with rising intonation. | Questions will typically follow the same syntactic pattern as declarative sentences, except with rising intonation. All questions should end with the question particle '''''a''''' (<code>Q</code>). This is especially important in writing since the Talivian Alphabet does not have an equivalent to the question mark. However, some dialects and informal registers do not include it in speech. | ||
====Polar==== | |||
''' | Typically, Yes/No questions will consist of a statement followed by '''''zau'''''/'''''baun''''' (Yes/No). | ||
'''magin va raul, zau a?''' | '''magin va raul, zau a?''' | ||
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"Is the table red?” (Lit. "The table is red, yes?") | "Is the table red?” (Lit. "The table is red, yes?") | ||
====Non-Polar==== | |||
''' | Non-polar or content questions are formed using a "dangling particle" and rising intonation, inviting the listener to respond by completing the thought. | ||
'''lu va a?''' | |||
lu va '''a'''? | |||
2S.NOM COP '''Q'''? | |||
“Who are you?” (Lit. "You are...?") | |||
'''yigai auzi aa a?''' | |||
yiga -i auzi '''aa a'''? | |||
speak-TEL 3Sa.NOM '''ACC Q'''. | |||
"What did he say?" (Lit. "He said...?") | |||
'''ddaij yaun auv a?''' | |||
dda-i -j yaun '''auv a'''? | |||
go -TEL-IRR 1P.NOM '''when Q'''? | |||
"When will we go?" (Lit. "We will go when/during...?) | |||
''' | '''yi luj ddal a?''' | ||
yi luj '''ddal a?''' | |||
1S.POSS boat '''LOC Q'''? | |||
"Where is my boat?" (Lit. "My boat is located in...?) | |||
'''magin va raul, diri a?''' | |||
magin va raul, '''diri a'''? | |||
table COP red, '''why Q'''? | |||
“Why is the table red?” (Lit. "The table is red because...?") | |||
===Imperatives=== | ===Imperatives=== |
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