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Example 74-23
qáta
wik mamúnk páya ánkati?
qáta
why
wik
not
mamúnk
make
páya
fire
ánkati?
formerly
Why didn’t you cook it beforehand?
Type:
narrative
Source:
Jacobs 1936
: 14
Language:
Chinuk Wawa
by
Anthony P. Grant
cite
Datapoints:
Position of interrogative phrases in content questions: Interrogative phrase initial
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