9.4.3.3. Interrogative

ᦁᦱ2ʔaa⁴ᦓᦱᧈ2000final particlea final particle used with wh- questions. [Note: The pronunciation assimilates to the final consonant of the preceding word.]ᦊᦴᧈ ᦑᦲᧈ ᦺᦐ ᦁᦱ.Where is it?ᦂᦴ ᦌᦹ ᦺᦢᧉ ᦶᦑᧉ ᦓᦱᧈ.Why am I so stupid?ᦂᦲᧃ ᦉᧂ ᦁᦱ.What are you eating?9.4.3.3Interrogative 9.2.3.4Question words
ᦅᦱ1kaa⁴500final particleparticle used with yes/no questions that anticipate a positive answerᦣᧁ ᧒ ᦵᦃᦲ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦉ ᦠᦻ ᦂᧃ ᦡᦲ ᦅᦱ?Why shouldn't we two be friends?ᦂᦴ ᦙᦱ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦕᦴᧉ ᦉ ᦃᦲᦰ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦅᦱ?I can be a witness, can't I?ᦂᦲᧃ ᦃᧁᧉ ᦶᦟᧂ ᧟ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦌᦽᧈ ᦙᦹ ᧞ ᦅᦱ?After you ate dinner you didn't wash your hands, did you?ᦀᧁ ᦔᦱ ᦚᧂ ᦺᦞᧉ ᦣᦲᧄ ᦂᦸ ᦺᦙᧉ ᦐᦲᧉ ᦡᦲ ᦅᦱ?Why don't we bury the fish by this tree?ᦟᦴᧅ ᦣᧅ ᦵᦂᦲᧆᧈ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦵᦂᧇ ᦟᦴᧅ ᦑᦱᧃᧈ ᦙᦱ ᦡᦲ ᦅᦱ?If we can't have a child, wouldn't it be good to adopt somebody else's child?9.4.3.3Interrogative 9.4.6.2Markers expecting an affirmative answerᦢᧁᧈ ᦅᦱ
ᦈᦱᧈ1caa²2000final particlea particle used with questions (both yes/no questions and wh- questions)ᦓᧄᧉ ᦟᧄ ᦺᦞᧉ ᦈᦱᧈ?Does that water taste good?ᦈᧅ ᦺᦔ ᦑᦲᧈ ᦺᦐ ᦈᦱᧈ?Where are you going?9.4.3.3Interrogative 9.2.3.4Question words
ᦋᦱ1caa⁴2000final particlea particle used with wh- questionsᦆᦲᧂ ᦙᦲ ᦑᦲᧈ ᦵᦈᧇ ᦺᦖᧉ ᦺᦐ ᦋᦱ?Where do you hurt?ᦈᧅ ᦂᦲᧃ ᦓᧄᧉ ᦉᧂ ᦋᦱ?Why does he want to drink water?ᦙᦲ ᦟᦴᧅ ᦂᦲᧈ ᦍᦲᧂ ᦂᦲᧈ ᦋᦻ ᦋᦱ?How many daughters and sons do you have?9.4.3.3Interrogative 9.2.3.4Question words
ᦐᦲᧈnii²500final particlea particle used with wh- questions [Note: This is usually used with a rhetorical question. Often the speaker is setting the stage for their own answer to the question.]ᦈᧅ ᦵᦣᧆ ᦡᧂᧈ ᦣᦹ ᦣᧅ ᦉᦱ ᦕᦳᧄ ᦷᦠ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦡᦲ ᦐᦲᧈ?How does one keep one's hair looking good?ᦕᦴᧉ ᦉᦳᧂᧈ ᦟᦻ ᦍᧂ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦙᦱ ᦵᦑᦲᧈ, ᦞᧃ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦑᦱᧃᧈ ᦙᦱ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦙᦱ ᦐᦲᧈ?The postman hadn't come yet. Would he come today?ᦘ ᦍᦱᧆ ᦋᦰ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦟᦴᧅ ᦀᦸᧃᧈ ᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦔᦸᧈ ᦙᦲ ᦜᦻ, ᦔᦲᧃ ᦶᦎᧈ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦉᧂ ᦐᦲᧈ?Many children get this disease. Where does it come from?ᦵᦔᧆ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦉᧂ ᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦟᦾ ᦓᧄᧉ ᦺᦂᧈ ᦆᦹᧃ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦟᦾ ᦐᦲᧈ? Why can ducks swim but chickens can't?9.4.3.3Interrogative 9.2.3.4Question words
ᦡᦴduu¹ᦤᦴ5001verb (intransitive)to lookᦙᧃ ᦡᦴ ᦇᦱᧄ.It looks beautiful.ᦘ ᦍᦱ ᦈᧁᧉ ᦵᦣᧅ ᦀᧁ ᦵᦉ ᦓᦱ ᦁᦱ ᦙᦱᧆ ᦙᦱ ᦡᦴ.The king called his guards to come look.2.3.1.1Look2final particlea softened imperative particleᦀᧁ ᦓᧄᧉ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦗᦸᧈ ᦡᦴ.Get some water for your father.ᦑᦻ ᦡᦴ ᦂᦸ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦂᦸ ᦖᦱᧅ ᦉᧂ ᦣᦱ?Take a guess; what kind of tree is this?9.4.3.1Imperative 3final particlea particle used with questions, especially rhetorical questions expressing worry, anger, sarcasmᦌᦹ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦝᧂ ᦺᦈ ᦡᦴ?Why won't you listen to me?ᦟᦳᧃ ᦙᦱ ᦡᦴ?And after that?ᦙᦹᧂ ᦙᦱ ᦶᦈᧆ ᦡᦱᧁ ᦡᦴ?Do you really think you can count the stars?ᦶᦏᧄ ᦙᦱ ᦑᦱᧂ ᦡᦾᧉ ᦑᦱᧂ ᦂᦲᧃ ᦡᦴ?And what will we do about food?ᦵᦙ ᦙᧃ ᦞᦱᧈ: “ᦇᦹᧃ ᦡᦴ?”The wife said, 'And what about the money?'ᦠᦱᧅ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦐᦱ ᦙᧃ ᧟, ᦛᦻᧈ ᦺᦔ ᦏᦱᧄ ᦞᦱᧈ: “ᦙᦹᧂ ᦡᦴ?” He couldn't endure any more of this. He turned and asked, 'And you?'3.4.2.3Angry9.4.3.3Interrogative 3.5.1.8.3Mockᦑᦸᧂᦰ ᦡᦴᦕᦸᧈ ᦡᦴᦞᦱᧈ ᦡᦴᦶᦞᧃᧈ ᦡᦴᦟᦸᧂ ᦡᦴᦡᦴ ᦐᧂᧉᦡᦴ ᦑᦸᧂᦰᦡᦴ ᦖᦸᦡᦴ ᦖᦲᧃᧈᦡᦴ ᦡᦻᦡᦴ ᦢᧁᦡᦴ ᦶᦩᧃᦷᦣᧂ ᦡᦴ ᦐᧂ
ᦣᦱ1haa⁴500final particlean emotive particle used with questions (both yes/no and wh- questions). [Note: ᦣᦱ expresses emotion such as worry, anger or sarcasm. The /h/ is pronounced only following a vowel.]ᦙᦹᧂ ᦙᧁ ᦣᦱ?Are you drunk?ᦉᦴ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦙᦲ ᦎᦱ ᦣᦱ?Don't you have any eyes?ᦋᧁᧉ ᦙᦸᧂᧈ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦡᦲᧃᧉ ᦘᦻᧉ ᦣᦱ?You are gambling this early in the morning?ᦵᦂᧁ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦉᧂ ᦣᦱ?Why are you making such a racket?ᦵᦉᦲᧉ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦉᧂ ᧞ ᦵᦔᦲᦰ ᦌᧄᧉ ᦣᦱ?Your clothes, why are they all wet?ᦺᦕ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦗᦸᧈ ᦣᦱ? ᦂᦴ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦺᦋᧈ ᦗᦸᧈ ᦙᦹᧂ.Who do you think is your father? Not me!ᦶᦀ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦉᧂ ᦶᦎᧅᧈ ᦣᦱ?What did you break this time?3.4.2.3Angry9.4.3.3Interrogative 3.4.2.4.1Worried3.5.1.8Criticize
ᦣᦱᧈ1haa⁵500final particlea particle used with yes/no questions. [Note: The /h/ is pronounced only following a vowel.]ᦡᦲ ᦡᦾᧉ ᦣᦱᧈ?Is it good to eat?ᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦣᦱᧈ?Can you do it?ᦃᧇ ᦡᦲ ᦣᦱᧈ?Should we sing?ᦑᧂ ᦟᦴᧅ ᦑᧂ ᦷᦕ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦗᦸᧅ ᦙᦱ ᦐᧂᧉ ᦣᦱᧈ?Have your children and husband come back with you?9.4.3.3Interrogative 9.2.3.4Question words