Value Interrogative phrase initial

Language:
Belizean Creole
Parameter:
Position of interrogative phrases in content questions
References
Escure 1993

Examples

  1. Hu unu me go da trip fa?
    Hu
    who
    unu
    2pl
    me
    ant
    go
    go
    da
    that
    trip
    trip
    fa?
    for
    For whom did you go on that trip? OR: Who did you work for on that trip?

    See Escure 1993: 237

  2. A hu ɛls dɛ wid unu?
    A
    top
    hu
    who
    ɛls
    else
    dɛ
    loc
    wid
    with
    unu?
    2pl
    Who else was with you?

    See Escure 1993: 237

  3. Da wiʧ Lindo dat?
    Da
    top
    wiʧ
    which
    Lindo
    Lindo
    dat?
    that
    Which Lindo was that? OR: Which one of the Lindos are you talking about?

    See Escure 1993: 237

  4. Wɛn unu kum da town?
    Wɛn
    when
    unu
    2pl
    kum
    come
    da
    to
    town?
    town
    When are you coming to town?