Value Interrogative phrase not initial

Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Santiago
Parameter:
Position of interrogative phrases in content questions
References
Quint 2000: 216

Examples

  1. Abo ê kenha?
    A-bo
    top-2sg.indp
    ê
    be
    kenha?
    who
    Who are you?

    See da Silva 1987: 111

  2. Kel (kumida) la ê di kenha?
    Kel=(kumida)
    that=(food)
    la
    there
    ê
    be
    di=kenha?
    of=whom
    Whose is that (food)?

    See da Silva 1987: 27/28

  3. "Karterista" go ê kusê?
    "Karterista"
    pickpocket
    go
    top
    ê
    be
    kusê?
    what
    What is a "pickpocket"?

    See Brüser et al. 2002: s.v. karterista