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Datapoint Sango/Interrogative pronouns

Some Central Africans like to write these words solid: lawa 'when'.

Example 59-69:: zo wa laa (a)tene mo ga zo wa?
zo
person
wa
what
laa
foc
(a)tene
(pm-)say
mo
2sg
ga
come
zo
person
wa?
what
Who told you to come?
Example 59-70:: fade mbi zaa mo na ndo wa?
fade
immediately
mbi
1sg
zia
put
mo
2sg
na
prep
ndo
place
wa
what
Where am I going to put you?

Source: Samarin 1967: 217
Example 59-71:: mo lingbi ti ken' lo ngbangati bongo la wa?
mo
2sg
lingbi
can
ti
of
ken'
reject
lo
3sg
ngbangati
because.of
bongo
cloth
la
sun
wa?
what
When can you reject him (husband) over clothes? OR: How could you possibly reject him over clothes?
Example 59-72:: mbi ke saar tone nyen'?!
mbi
1sg
ke
cop
sara
do
tongana
like
nyen'?!
what
What am I going to do?!

Source: nd
Example 59-73:: nye laa mbi ke sara na mama ti mbi so nye?
nye
what
laa
foc
mbi
1sg
ke
cop
sara
do
na
prep
mama
mother
ti
of
mbi
1sg
so
dem
nye?
what
What am I going to do with my mother?

Source: nd