Atlas of Pidgin and Creole Language Structures Online
Home
Languages
Features
WALS–APiCS
Surveys
Examples
Sources
Authors
Datapoint
Papiá Kristang
/
Position of interrogative phrases in content questions
Values
Show/hide details
Interrogative phrase initial Frequency: 70.0%
Example 42-22:
úndi
bos ja parí?
úndi
where
bos
2sg
ja
pfv
parí?
bear
Where were you born?
Source:
Baxter 1988
: 189
Example 42-23:
bos
úndi
ja parí?
bos
2sg
úndi
where
ja
pfv
parí?
bear
Where were you born?
Source:
Baxter 1988
: 189
Confidence:
Very certain
Show/hide details
Interrogative phrase not initial Frequency: 30.0%
Example 42-24:
bos já parí
úndi
?
bos
2sg
já
pfv
parí
bear
úndi?
where
Where were you born?
Source:
Baxter 1988
: 188-9
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Papiá Kristang
by
Alan N. Baxter
cite
Language:
Papiá Kristang
Feature:
Position of interrogative phrases in content questions
Source:
Baxter 1988
: 189
×