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Value Interrogative phrase initial
Language:
Belizean Creole
Parameter:
Position of interrogative phrases in content questions
References
Escure 1993
Examples
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
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
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
Wɛn unu kum da town?
Wɛn
when
unu
2pl
kum
come
da
to
town?
town
When are you coming to town?
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