Value Two compound expressions

Language:
Bahamian Creole
Parameter:
Interrogative pronouns

Examples

  1. What side he want me put it?
    What
    what
    side
    side
    he
    3sg.m.sbj
    want
    want
    me
    1sg.obj
    put
    put
    it?
    3sg.n.obj
    Where does he want me to put it?

    See Holm and Shilling 1982: 218

  2. Right where you living - uh - what part you living, on - on that side [...].
    [...]
    [...]
    what
    where
    part
    where
    you
    2pl.sbj
    liv-ing
    stay-prog
    [...].
    [...]
    [Right where you’re staying,] where you’re staying, on - on that side [...].
  3. When she take out the food, he know what time sh- he coming home. She take out the food, and he was done there.
    [...]
    [...]
    he
    3sg.m.sbj
    know
    know
    what
    when
    time
    when
    sh-
    3sg.f.sbj
    he
    come-prog
    com-ing
    home
    home.
    [...]
    [...]
     
    [...] she knew when he was going to come home [...]
  4. So what time you-all church is out where you been?
    So
    so
    what
    when
    time
    2pl.poss.det
    you-all
    church
    church
    cop
    is
    out
    out
    [...]
    [...]
     
    So when does the church (service) finish [where you went (the other day)]?