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Rh Interrogatives. ; tî-chiah-chûn,
 * which boat?
 * sĩ-hṳ́ phah-tèng--kâi,
 * it is that one at anchor.
 * sĩ-hṳ́ sái-phâng--kâi,
 * it is that one sailing.
 * sĩ-hṳ́-kâi ũ phâng-kám--kâi,
 * it is that one with a cover.
 * sĩ-hṳ́ kò-chiéⁿ--kâi,
 * it is that one rowing.
 * sĩ-nâng theⁿ-chûn--kâi,
 * it is the one the men are poling.


 * tî-che̍k-kiãⁿ-sĩ,
 * which is the one?


 * tî-che̍k-kâi-sĩ,


 * ũi-tie̍h chò-nî,
 * one account of what?
 * sĩ ũi-tie̍h pẽ-bó,
 * it is on account of his father and mother.


 * chò-nî, nē, why so?
 * why is it?


 * lṳ́-tàⁿ chò-nî,
 * what do you say?
 * uá bô chò-nî-tàⁿ,
 * I did not say anything.


 * lṳ́ chò-nî-siẽⁿ,
 * what do you think?
 * uá siẽⁿ chièⁿ-seⁿ m̄-hó-chò,
 * I think it is not well to do that way.


 * chò-nî-ⁿ-iēⁿ,
 * what kind is it?


 * chò-ũ,
 * how can there be? (disputing).


 * hô chò-nî-chò,
 * how can it be done?


 * chãi-tit,
 * how can it be? (disputing).


 * chãi-seⁿ,
 * what manner?


 * i nâng chãi-seⁿ,
 * how is he? what sort of person is he?


 * jie̍h-chōi,
 * how many? how much?


 * jie̍h-kûiⁿ,
 * how high?


 * jie̍h-tōa,
 * how large?


 * chie̍h jie̍h-tãng,
 * how heavy is the stone?


 * chúi jie̍h-chhim,
 * the water, how deep is it?


 * i ũ jie̍h-chōi ngn̂,
 * how much silver has he?


 * jie̍h-hó,
 * how good is it?


 * hô-m̄ chièⁿ-seⁿ,
 * why not have it thus?


 * i lâi a-būe,
 * has he come or not?


 * ũ--mēⁿ,
 * have they any? is there any?


 * àiⁿ a-m̄,
 * do you want it or not?


 * thâu-ke lâi a-bô,
 * has the Master come or not?


 * sĩ-mih sî-hāu,
 * what time?


 * tõ sĩ-mih sî-hāu,
 * at what time?


 * tõ tî-sî,
 * when?


 * sĩ-mih ūi-chhṳ̀,
 * what place?


 * sĩ-mih tī-hng,