Datapoint Mixed Ma’a/Mbugu/Interrogative pronouns

Compound question words do exist; e.g. /ní ahoní/ 'by what?, why?'. Other single word question words are /-hamá/ 'which?' agreeing in noun class with the head noun, /mína/ 'which one? (from a given set)' (not agreeing to the head noun), /íne/ 'how many?' (not agreeing with the head noun) and /ahoní/ 'what?'. There is no question word 'how?'. The equivalents of questioning 'how?' are done with the question clitic /-mo/ 'what?, how?'

Values

All simple words

Example 62-14:
niji
niji
who
who?
Example 62-15:
=lé
=lé
where
where
Example 62-16:
ámi?
ámi?
when
When?
Example 62-17:
véeku-kúru-mo?
véeku-kúru-mo?
2:pst:ipfv-cultivate-how
How were they cultivating?

Source: Mous 2003: 121

Confidence:
Very certain