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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: | ||
: '' | : ''nanāt nēn mbinē'' "you like it" → ''nanāt nēn mbinē 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: | ||