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Value Interrogative phrase not initial
Language:
Berbice Dutch
Parameter:
Position of interrogative phrases in content questions
References
Kouwenberg 1994
: 34-47
Examples
ju mwa bof ʃi
an
ju ma kom
wanɛ
? fridak?
ju
2sg
mu-a
go-
ipfv
bofu
top
ʃi
side
an
and
ju
2sg
ma
irr
kumu
come
wanɛrɛ?
when
fridaka?
Friday
You are going upriver and you are coming back when? Friday?
See
Kouwenberg 1994
: 44
aʃi en mangitɛ maŋtɛ mutɛ
wanga
?
aʃi
if
eni
3pl
mangi-tɛ
run-
pfv
mangi-tɛ
run-
pfv
mu-tɛ
go-
pfv
wanga?
where
If they fled, they would have gone where?
See
Kouwenberg 1994
: 44
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