Datapoint Sri Lankan Malay/Position of interrogative phrases in content questions

Values

Interrogative phrase not initial Frequency: 70.0%

Example 66-15:
Lupe maama apayang ebawa (aða)?
Lu-pe
2sg-poss
maama
uncle
apa-yang
what-acc
e-bawa
asp-bring
(aða)?
(aux)
What did your uncle bring?
Example 66-17:
Mana ka buwayayang eklaatan (aða)?
Mana
where
ka
in
buwaya-yang
crocodile-acc
e-klaatan
asp-see
(aða)?
(aux)
Where did you see the crocodile?
Confidence:
Certain

Interrogative phrase initial Frequency: 30.0%

Example 66-16:
Apayang lupe maama ebawa (aða)?
Apa-yang
what-acc
lu-pe
2sg-poss
maama
uncle
e-bawa
asp-bring
(aða)?
(aux)
What did your uncle bring?
Confidence:
Certain