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Example 69-11
mi ɳawn payum anak
mi
2sg
nawn
who
payum
man
anak
cop
Which man are you?
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Own field notes 1985
Language:
Yimas-Arafundi Pidgin
by
William A. Foley
cite
Datapoints:
Position of interrogative phrases in content questions: Interrogative phrase not initial
Politeness distinctions in second-person pronouns: No pronominal politeness distinction
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