Value Interrogative phrase initial

Language:
Kriol
Parameter:
Position of interrogative phrases in content questions
References
Sandefur 1979: 96-98

Examples

  1. Hu dijan im kaminap? – Rong pleis im go jet gardiya!
    Hu
    who
    dijan
    prox:adj
    im
    3sg
    kam-in-ap?
    come-prog2-up
    –
    –
    Rong
    wrong
    pleis
    place
    im
    3sg
    go
    go
    jet
    dem
    gardiya!
    non.Aboriginal
    Who's this coming? – He's going to the wrong place, the white person!
  2. Wotaim yu gota go hom [...] kantri?
    Wotaim
    when
    yu
    2sg
    gota
    fut/oblig
    go
    go
    hom
    home
    [...]
    [...]
    kantri?
    country
    When will you go home to [your] country?
  3. We yu go, wijei jed pleis?
    We
    where
    yu
    3sg
    go,
    go
    wij-ei
    which-dir
    jed
    dem
    pleis?
    place
    Where do you go, which way is that place?
  4. Wot hi got, bideo, o wot?
    Wot
    what
    hi
    3sg
    got,
    got
    bideo,
    video
    o
    or
    wot?
    what
    What does she have, a video, or what? (referring to someone's mobile phone)
  5. Wot fo im krainabat thet lil gel, yubala bin hitim?
    Wot
    what
    fo
    for
    im
    3sg
    kra-in-abat
    cry-prog2-prog
    thet
    dem
    lil
    little
    gel,
    girl
    yubala
    2pl
    bin
    pst
    hit-im?
    hit-tr
    Why is she crying, this little girl, did you hit her?
  6. Wanim dea yu gugumbat?
    Wanim
    what
    dea
    there
    yu
    2sg
    gug-um-bat?
    cook-tr-prog
    What are you cooking there?

    See Sandefur and Sandefur 1982: 65

  7. Hau wi bin go? – Bas maidi.
    Hau
    how
    wi
    1pl.excl
    bin
    pst
    go?
    go
    –
    –
    Bas
    bus
    maidi.
    maybe
    How did we go? – Maybe (by) bus.

    See Angelo et al. 1998