650 12 Extraction processes
(757) ae-wddam η "a-rram—, η ae-rojj dasr ak
Sg-human Poss Sg-town—, Poss Sg-bush too yes/no?
ad 0-aej ras
Fut 3MaSgS-do.ShImpf only
'Somebody of the town—of the bush (=desert) rather, he will do ...'
[K]
12.3.2 'who?'(mi)
In addition to meaning 'who?', mi can also mean '(to) where?' with certain
verbs; see §12.3.4, below.
Simple examples with 'who?' in subject function are (758.a-b). The
interrogative word is fronted (=focalized), and is followed by any clitics. The
verb appears as an invariant 3MaSg participle, with no relative-like ablaut
reductions.
(758) a. mi-\daeY-saen i-jld-n
who?-\in-3MaPl 3MaSgS-go.Reslt-Partpl.MaSg
'Who among them is going?' (= 'Which of them is/are
going?')
b. mi-\dd
who?-\Centrip
'Who came?'
0-osaj-n
3MaSgS-arrive.PerfP-Partpl.MaSg
mi
who?
'Who is eating?'
i-tdttae-n
3MaSgS-eat.LoImpfP-Partpl.MaSg
A direct-object interrogative is (759).
(759) mi t-3W2et-asd
who? 2S-hit.PerfP-2SgS
'Whom did you-Sg hit?'
As in other focus constructions there is no resumptive object clitic.
An example involving extraction from a PP is (760).
(760) ml-\dar-\3d t-ose-d
who?-\Comit-\Centrip 2S-arrive.PerfP-2SgS
'Who(m) did you-Sg come (here) with?'
