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Polar questions
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Only interrogative intonation Frequency: 50.0%
Example 8-155:
Im av kyaar?
Im
3sg
av
have
kyaar?
car
Does he have a car?
Confidence:
Very certain
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Initial question particle Frequency: 50.0%
Example 8-154:
A yu kyar di baaskit go gi im?
A
q
yu
2sg
kyar
carry
di
det
baaskit
basket
go
go
gi
give
im?
3sg
Are you the one who carried the basket to him?
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Jamaican
by
Joseph T. Farquharson
cite
Language:
Jamaican
Feature:
Polar questions
Source:
Own knowledge
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