4. SYNTAX
76b. maaohna kba @yaa doKnao gayaa Amar ko saaqa?
mohan kab kya: dekhne gaya: amar ke sa:th?
What did Mohan go to see with Amar and when?
76c. maaohna iksako saaqa @yaa doKnao kla gayaa?
mohan kiske sa:th kya: dekhne kal gaya:?
Who did Mohan go with to see what yesterday?
76d. maaohna kba iksako saaqa @yaa doKnao gayaa?
mohan kab kiske sa:th kya: dekhne gaya:?
When did Mohan go with whom (and) for seeing what?
Question-words are reduplicated when the expected answer is a
listing of persons, items, or events. Multi-question-word questions
are used when information about different things is wanted all at the
same time in one answer.
- kaOna kaOna kba kba ikna ikna ko pasa jaata hO?
køn køn kab kab kin kin ke pa:s ja:ta: h ́?
who when whom near go-ptc is
Who (which individual) goes with whom (which individual)
where/what places (and) when?
This sentence can be used by an employer seeking information
regarding his/her employees. Question-words which are not used in
plural cannot be reduplicated. For example, the question word kyõ
why cannot be used in its reduplicated form.
- kaOna kaOna kba kba @yaaoM @yaaoM jaata hO?
køn køn kab kab kyõ kyõ ja:ta: h ́?
The constituents of both the main and subordinate clauses can be
questioned at the same time and the question words can be
reduplicated.
- iksakI raya maoM kaOna kaOna khaÐ khaÐ iksa iksa ko pasa jaata hO?
kiski: ra:y mẽ køn køn kahã: kahã: kis kis ke pa:s ja:ta: h ́.
who-obl opinion in who where who-obl near go-ptc is
Who thinks that who (which individual) goes (near) to whom
(which individual) and where (what place)?