Value Interrogative phrase not initial

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

Examples

  1. Imin gibit langa wijan?
    Im=in
    3sg=pst
    gibit
    give
    langa
    loc
    wijan?
    which:one
    Who did he give it to?

    See Sandefur 1979: 98

  2. Bikos wi bin kamap wotaim? – Maidi ten aklak iya, im maidi leven aklak.
    Bikos
    because
    wi
    1pl
    bin
    pst
    kamap
    come
    wotaim?
    when
    –
    –
    Maidi
    maybe
    ten
    ten
    aklak
    o'clock
    iya,
    here
    im
    3sg
    maidi
    maybe
    leven
    eleven
    aklak.
    o'clock
    Because we arrived when? – Maybe [around] 10 o'clock here, it might be 11 o'clock.

    See Angelo et al. 1998