Example 23-20

folem wanem nao yufala i klem long hem?
folem
follow
wanem
what
nao
now
yufala
2pl
i
agr
klem
claim
long
loc
hem?
3sg
For what reason did you claim [it] from him?
Comment:
The fronted object suggests shock or dismay or accusation. Note the use of focus particle nao with the fronted interrogative. Examples like this one are found in recordings of cross-examination in court.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Meyerhoff nd