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Example 1-39
Hupeh
ju findi datti? —
Na hupeh
ju findi datti?
Ope
q
=place
yu
2sg
findi
find
dati?
that
—
Na
loc
ope
q
=place
yu
2sg
findi
find
dati?
that
Where did you find that? — Where (at which place) did you find that?
German:
Wo hast du dieses gefunden? [op.cit.]
Comment:
(Na) hu-pe
stands for 'where'.
Type:
written (dictionary)
Source:
Schumann 1783
: 69
Language:
Early Sranan
by
Margot C. van den Berg
and
Adrienne Bruyn
cite
Datapoints:
Position of interrogative phrases in content questions: Interrogative phrase initial
Interrogative pronouns: Four compound expressions
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