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Who- and what-questions use cleft constructions, using the interrogative in conjunction with a relative clause describing it. | Who- and what-questions use cleft constructions, using the interrogative in conjunction with a relative clause describing it. | ||
*''Tua an forca an sos?'' = Who feeds the man? | *''Tua an forca an sos?'' = Who feeds the man? (lit. Who is it that feeds...) | ||
*''Tua ri bhforca an sos?'' = Whom does the man feed? | *''Tua ri bhforca an sos?'' = Whom does the man feed? | ||