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Example 47-39
ken; (na) unda; ki ora/ ki dia/ ki tempu; kon; kiko; di kon; pa kiko
ken;
who
(na)
(
loc
)
unda;
where
ki
what
ora/
hour
ki
what
dia/
day
ki
what
tempu;
time
kon;
how
kiko;
what
di
of
kon;
how
pa
for
kiko
what
who; where; when; how; what; why; why
Comment:
In the expressions consisting of
ki
+ N,
ki
is clearly a general question element, presumably reduced from
kiko
'what'.
Type:
published source
Source:
Kouwenberg and Murray 1994
: 36
Language:
Papiamentu
by
Silvia Kouwenberg
cite
Datapoints:
Interrogative pronouns: One compound expression
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