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Example 33-19
Kin ki
ciga aonti?
Kin
who
ki
that
ciga
arrive.
pst
aonti?
yesterday
Who arrived yesterday?
Portuguese:
Quem chegou ontem?
Comment:
Interrogative phrase is obligatorily initial. Orthography is that of the source.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Doneux and Rougé 1988
: 13
Language:
Guinea-Bissau Kriyol
by
Incanha Intumbo
and
Liliana Inverno
and
John Holm
cite
Datapoints:
Position of interrogative phrases in content questions: Interrogative phrase initial
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