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Example 25-89
Hau
wi bin go? – Bas maidi.
Hau
how
wi
1pl
.
excl
bin
pst
go?
go
–
–
Bas
bus
maidi.
maybe
How did we go? – Maybe (by) bus.
Comment:
Variety: Katherine. This example illustrates the manner interrogative
hau.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Angelo et al. 1998
Language:
Kriol
by
Eva Schultze-Berndt
and
Denise Angelo
cite
Datapoints:
Position of interrogative phrases in content questions: Interrogative phrase initial
Interrogative pronouns: Two compound expressions
Alignment of case marking of personal pronouns: Accusative alignment
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