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==Interrogatives== | ==Interrogatives== | ||
Chlouvānem yes-no questions are formed with the particle ''dam'' at the end of the sentence: | Chlouvānem yes-no questions are formed with the particle ''dam'' at the end of the sentence: | ||
: '' | : ''nanā num pṛšcāmvi'' "you like it" → ''nanā num pṛšcāmvi dam?'' "do you like it?" | ||
: ''martayinām dvārmu nadāmek'' "Martayinām walked into the room" → ''martayinām dvārmu nadāmek dam?'' "did Martayinām walk into the room?" | : ''martayinām dvārmu nadāmek'' "Martayinām walked into the room" → ''martayinām dvārmu nadāmek dam?'' "did Martayinām walk into the room?" | ||
If the sentence is negative, the ''... ša'' part of the circumfix is omitted: | If the sentence is negative, the ''... ša'' part of the circumfix is omitted: | ||
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Choice questions may be formed with ''dam'' just like yes-no ones, or may be expanded in a form such as "do you X... or do you X?". ''dam'' is only included once, at the end: | Choice questions may be formed with ''dam'' just like yes-no ones, or may be expanded in a form such as "do you X... or do you X?". ''dam'' is only included once, at the end: | ||
: ''javileh | : ''javileh nę daudē : grāšatis nę daudē mbu dam?'' "do you want apples or persimmons?" (lit. "you want apples, or do you want persimmons?") | ||
Non-polar questions are formed by using an interrogative (''ya-'') correlative, without ''dam''. Unlike English, there is no mandatory wh-fronting in Chlouvānem (word order is usually flexible enough to allow all possibilities): | Non-polar questions are formed by using an interrogative (''ya-'') correlative, without ''dam''. Unlike English, there is no mandatory wh-fronting in Chlouvānem (word order is usually flexible enough to allow all possibilities): | ||