454 Chapter 14 Questions
(62) Polisi a-bukteyagi ja' maleng-nga a-berri' pesse dha' sapa?
police AV-prove COMP thief-DEF AV-give money to who
‘Who did the police prove that the thief had given the money to?’
(63) Na-kana' ngera ja' ebu'-eng ka kamma?
RED-child AV.think COMP mother-DEF to where
‘Where do the children think that their mother went?’
(64) Atin ma-yaken dha' Adi ana'-eng e-kekke' apa?
Atin AV.CS-sure to Adi child-DEF OV-bite what
‘What did Atin convince Adi bit her child?’
It is also possible for an interrogative phrase to be embedded in more than a
single clause. In (65), apa is a part of the complement clause of bala ‘say’,
which is itself part of the complement of the verb yaken ‘be sure’.
(65) Amir yaken [Hasan a-bala dha' Atin [ja' Siti maca apa]]?
Amir sure Hasan AV-say to Atin COMP Siti AV.read what
‘What is Amir sure that Hasan told Atin that Siti read?’
In (66), the questioned element is the adverbial dha'ramma ‘how’, and is in
final position in the embedded clause.
(66) Red-mored rowa padha ngarte ja' aba'eng kodu ajar
RED-student that same AV.understand COMP they should study
dha'ramma?
how
‘How do the students understand that they should study?’
When the subject of the complement clause is the questioned element, in
most instances the complement contains a cleft construction, as in (67) and (68).
(67) Marlena a-koto' dha' Siti sapa se badha e kamar?
Marlena AV-whisper to Siti who REL exist at room
‘Who did Marlena whisper to Siti was in the room?’
(68) Hasan ngera sapa se a-gabay meja?
Hasan AV.think who REL AV-make table
‘Who does Hasan think made the table?’