Datapoint Sango/Position of interrogative phrases in content questions

Values

Interrogative phrase not initial Frequency: 70.0%

Example 59-48:
mo ga ti sara nyen' la?
mo
2sg
ga
come
ti
of
sara
do
nyen'
what
la?
foc
What have you come to do there?

Source: nd

Example 59-49:
mama akiri tene na lo nyen' si lo mu lege lo hon'?
mama
mother
a-kiri
pm-return
tene
speech
na
prep
lo
3sg
nyen'
what
si
conn
lo
3sg
mu
take
lege
path
lo
3sg
hon'?
depart
What did Mother say in return to him that he took to the road and left?
Example 59-50:
ala ke (yeke) na ndwa / ala ke (na) ndwa?
ala
3pl
ke
cop
na
at
ndo
place
wa?
what
Where are they?
Example 59-51:
nyen' aso mo si mo eke toto tongaso?
nyen'
what
aso
sm.hurt
mo
2sg
si
then
mo
2sg
eke
cop
toto
cry
tongaso?
thus
What ails you that you're crying like this?
Confidence:
Very certain

Interrogative phrase initial Frequency: 30.0%

Example 59-52:
tenti nyen' laa lo tene so?!
tene
affair
ti
of
nyen'
what
laa
foc
lo
3sg
tene
say
so?!
thus
Why in the world did you speak this way?

Source: nd

Confidence:
Very certain