Datapoint Mauritian Creole/Position of interrogative phrases in content questions

Values

Interrogative phrase initial Frequency: 70.0%

Example 55-22:
ki li pu fer ek sa?
ki
what
li
3sg
pu
fut
fer
do
ek
with
sa?
that
What will he do with that?
Example 55-24:
ki u fer egsaktemaṅ?
ki
what
u
2sg
fer
do
egsaktemaṅ?
exactly
What do you do exactly?
French: Que faites-vous exactement?

Source: Kriegel 1996

Confidence:
Certain

Interrogative phrase not initial Frequency: 30.0%

Example 55-23:
li a fer ki ek sa?
li
he
a
fut
fer
do
ki
what
ek
with
sa?
that
What will he do with that?
Confidence:
Certain