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*''ter'' = 'no' to a ''negative'' question: also used to agree with a negative statement | *''ter'' = 'no' to a ''negative'' question: also used to agree with a negative statement | ||
===Content questions=== | ===Content questions=== | ||
As a consequence of topic- | As a consequence of topic-first verb-second word order, Skellan is wh-in-situ unlike English: | ||
:'''''Iar cain iar taw lly bløgin rreem?''''' | |||
:2SG eat.PERF 2SG what for lunch today | |||
:''What did you have for lunch today?'' | |||
==Negation== | ==Negation== | ||