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Example 1-42
Sanni ju wanni?
Sani
thing/what
yu
2sg
wani?
want
What do you want?
German:
Was willst du? [op.cit.]
Comment:
The question word is
(hu-)san(i)
; the question particle
hu/o
is not always present with the interrogative 'what'.
Type:
written (dictionary)
Source:
Schumann 1783
: 149
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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