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====Interrogative particles====

Also see [[Qino#Interrogative_pronouns|interrogative pronouns]].

*''má~~/ma~~-'' = question particle

*''má-'' = question particle

**~~Can be accented or unaccented.~~ Attaches to following word ~~when unaccented~~.

**Attaches to following word. Accented unless case endings are added.

**Can occur before unfocused nominals, meaning "what/which" - e.g. ''~~má shara tarkee? / mashara~~ tarkee?'' "what dog did you see?"

**Can occur before unfocused nominals, meaning "what/which" - e.g. ''máshara tarkee?'' "what dog did you see?"

**Can occur before affirmative verbs to make yes/no questions (negative verbs which already have the negative particle ''ma'' do not use it). This particle is not obligatory and can be ommitted - e.g. ''(má) caamtee~~? / macaamtee~~?'' "did you eat?" (optional question particle); ''~~ma caamintee~~?'' "did you not eat?" (no question particle due to presence of negative particle)

**Can occur before affirmative verbs to make yes/no questions (negative verbs which already have the negative particle ''má-'' do not use it). This particle is not obligatory and can be ommitted - e.g. ''(má)caamtee?'' "did you eat?" (optional question particle); ''mácaamintee?'' "did you not eat?" (no question particle due to presence of negative particle)

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*''mee'' (<''ma + e'') = interrogative focus particle

**Can occur sentence-finally to convert a statement into a question (kind of like a tag question) - e.g. ''caamte mee?'' "did you eat?" (or "you ate, right?"); ''~~ma caaminte~~ mee?'' "did you not eat?" (or "you did not eat, right?")

**Can occur sentence-finally to convert a statement into a question (kind of like a tag question) - e.g. ''caamte mee?'' "did you eat?" (or "you ate, right?"); ''macaaminte mee?'' "did you not eat?" (or "you did not eat, right?")

**To place focus on a noun, the verb is placed in the attributive and suffixed with ''-m'' - e.g. ''càamtem kallúuma mee?'' "did you eat ''fish''?" (or "was is ''fish'' that you ate?")

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 ====Interrogative particles====
 Also see [[Qino#Interrogative_pronouns|interrogative pronouns]].
-*''má/ma-'' = question particle
+*''má-'' = question particle
-**Can be accented or unaccented. Attaches to following word when unaccented.
+**Attaches to following word. Accented unless case endings are added.
-**Can occur before unfocused nominals, meaning "what/which" - e.g. ''má shara tarkee? / mashara tarkee?'' "what dog did you see?"
+**Can occur before unfocused nominals, meaning "what/which" - e.g. ''máshara tarkee?'' "what dog did you see?"
-**Can occur before affirmative verbs to make yes/no questions (negative verbs which already have the negative particle ''ma'' do not use it). This particle is not obligatory and can be ommitted - e.g. ''(má) caamtee? / macaamtee?'' "did you eat?" (optional question particle); ''ma caamintee?'' "did you not eat?" (no question particle due to presence of negative particle)
+**Can occur before affirmative verbs to make yes/no questions (negative verbs which already have the negative particle ''má-'' do not use it). This particle is not obligatory and can be ommitted - e.g. ''(má)caamtee?'' "did you eat?" (optional question particle); ''mácaamintee?'' "did you not eat?" (no question particle due to presence of negative particle)
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 *''mee'' (<''ma + e'') = interrogative focus particle
-**Can occur sentence-finally to convert a statement into a question (kind of like a tag question) - e.g. ''caamte mee?'' "did you eat?" (or "you ate, right?"); ''ma caaminte mee?'' "did you not eat?" (or "you did not eat, right?")
+**Can occur sentence-finally to convert a statement into a question (kind of like a tag question) - e.g. ''caamte mee?'' "did you eat?" (or "you ate, right?"); ''macaaminte mee?'' "did you not eat?" (or "you did not eat, right?")
 **To place focus on a noun, the verb is placed in the attributive and suffixed with ''-m'' - e.g. ''càamtem kallúuma mee?'' "did you eat ''fish''?" (or "was is ''fish'' that you ate?")