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Polar questions
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Only interrogative intonation Frequency: 70.0%
Example 52-106:
Fo mo alé sasé manjé ba yé?
Fo
must
mo
I
alé
go
sasé
search
manjé
eat
ba
give
yé?
them
Do I have to look for something to eat for them?
Source:
Jennings and Pfänder 2013+
Confidence:
Very certain
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Initial question particle Frequency: 30.0%
Example 52-60:
es to pouvé chanté lamenm?
es
q
to
you
pouvé
can
chanté
sing
lamenm?
now
Are you able to sing (right) now?
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Guyanais
by
Stefan Pfänder
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Language:
Guyanais
Feature:
Polar questions
Source:
Jennings and Pfänder 2013+
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