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 THE GEAMMAR,

��The Interrogative, M i n- ? what ? which ?, applied to things only.

��Min-arig? what? as, minarig ke unni? what is this ?

M i n-n an? Avhat are ? i.e., how many ?

M i n-a r i g -k o ? what ? — as the agent or instrument.

]M i n-a r i g - k o b a ? belonging to what ?

M i n-a rig-kolag? towards what ?

31 i n-n u g ? what ? — the object of the verb.

M i n-a rig-tin? from what cause ? why ? wherefore ?

M i n-a rig-birug? from what ? of what ? out of what ?

M i n-a rig-kiloa? like what ?

M i n-a r i g- k o a ? with what ? together with what ?

M i n-a rig- k aba? on what ?

The Interrogative of place, "Won-? what place ? where ?

"W o n-t a ? where is the place ? what place ? — definite.

"W n-n e i n ? where ? which place ? — indefinite.

Wo n-t a-k al ? viasc, belonging to what country or place?

Wo n-t a-kalin? fern., belonging to what country ?

W o n-t a - k o 1 a g ? towards what place ?

W n-t a r i g ? to what place ? whither ?

W n-n u g ? what place ? where ? — the object of a verb.

W n-t a - 1 i n t o ? from what place ? (causative) ; where at ?

W n-t a-b i r u g ? from what place ? out of what place ?

Wo n-t a-k o a ? through what place ? by what place ?

T, ,. 1 1 (Takoai? how? in what manner?

interrogatiye adverbs, i -r^ i ^ o t, o ^ i,„j- +• o

° ( Y a k o u n t a .f^ when : at what time z

All these particles are used strictly according to the meanings shown above, and cannot be used loosely like some interrogatives in English ; for example, y a k o a i ? ' how ? ' cannot be used to to ask the question ' how many?' for it is an adverb of manner ; ' how many ' must be m i n n a n.

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