Datapoint Santome/Position of interrogative phrases in content questions

Interrogative phrases in Santome are typically moved to the initial position, but it is fairly common to find these phrases in clause-final position, for example in echo-questions.

Values

Interrogative phrase initial Frequency: 70.0%

Example 35-24:
Kê kwa ku ê ska fe nala?
Kê
what
kwa
thing
ku
"ku"
ê
3sg
ska
prog
fe
do
nala?
there
What is he doing there?
Example 35-25:
Kê ngê n ga pô da?
Kê
what
ngê
person
n
1sg
ga
ipfv
pô
can
da?
give
Who can I give it to?
Confidence:
Very certain

Interrogative phrase not initial Frequency: 30.0%

Example 35-26:
Êlê bô?
Êlê
3sg
bô?
where
Where is he?
Example 35-27:
Bô ka ta anji?
Bô
2sg
ka
ipfv
ta
be
anji?
where
Where are you?
Example 35-28:
Nansê tava nala kantu ja?
Nansê
2pl
tava
pst
nala
there
kantu
how.many
ja?
day
You were there for how many days?
Confidence:
Very certain