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==Questions== | ==Questions== | ||
===Yes/no | ===Yes/no questions=== | ||
For yes/no | For yes/no questions, particles are placed at the beginning of the sentence: | ||
*''Sec [sentence]?'' = is it the case that [sentence]? | *''Sec [sentence]?'' = is it the case that [sentence]? | ||
*''Sia [sentence]?'' = is it not the case that [sentence]? | *''Sia [sentence]?'' = is it not the case that [sentence]? | ||
*Literary style may use the question particle ''es'', inherited from Tigol. | *Literary style may use the question particle ''es'', inherited from Tigol. | ||
Unlike in English, there are ''four'' possible answers to yes/no questions: | |||
*''ec'' = 'yes' to a positive question | |||
*''ia'' = 'no' to a positive question | |||
*''vwa'' = 'yes' to a positive question | |||
*''ter'' = 'no' to a negative question | |||
==Negation== | ==Negation== | ||