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=====Interrogative pronouns=====

All of these decline regularly unless otherwise indicated (or unless they contain an irregular component such as ''mitta''). Some particularly important case forms are specified.

*''maxa (< ma + waxa'' "thing"): what - e.g. ''Máxa ~~tarka~~?'' "'''What''' do you see?"

*''maxa (< ma + waxa'' "thing"): what - e.g. ''Máxa tarkà?'' "'''What''' do you see?"

**Nominative is ''maxí''

*''maxoo'' (dative of ''maxa''): why - e.g. ''Maxóo ~~baxta~~?'' "'''Why''' are you leaving"

*''maxoo'' (dative of ''maxa''): why - e.g. ''Maxóo baxtà?'' "'''Why''' are you leaving"

*''miyya'': who (singular or plural) - e.g. ''Míyya ~~tarka~~?'' "'''Who''' do you see?"

*''miyya'': who (singular or plural) - e.g. ''Míyya tarkà?'' "'''Who''' do you see?"

**Nominative is ''miyyí''

*''miyyi'' (genitive of ''miyya''): whose - e.g. ''Kuni míyyi kitaaba?'' "'''Whose''' book is this?"

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*''miyyicha (m.), miyyitti (f.)'' (singulative of ''miyya''): who (singular) - e.g. ''Kuni miyyicha?'' "'''Who''' is that (guy)?"

*''mánama; mádada'': who (plural) - e.g. ''Madadú imaataani?'' "'''Who (''pl.'')''' are coming?"

*''meeqa'': how much; how many - e.g. ''Méeqa ~~lite~~?'' "'''How much/many''' do you have?"

*''meeqa'': how much; how many - e.g. ''Méeqa litè?'' "'''How much/many''' do you have?"

**Can also be used as a modifier - e.g. ''Méeqa kitaaba ~~lite~~?'' "'''How many''' books do you have?"

**Can also be used as a modifier - e.g. ''Méeqa kitaaba litè?'' "'''How many''' books do you have?"

*''maka (m.); mata (f.)'': which, what, who (can be used for animate or inanimate) - e.g. ''Máta tuni?'' "'''What/who''' is this?" (or: "'''What/who''' are these?")

**Nominative: ''makú/matú''; Genitive: ''maki/mati''

*''mámitta (m.); mámitti (f.)'': synonymous to ''maka/mata'' but only for singular - e.g. ''~~Mámittí~~ tuni''? "'''What/who''' is this?"

*''mámitta (m.); mámitti (f.)'': synonymous to ''maka/mata'' but only for singular - e.g. ''Mamittí tuni''? "'''What/who''' is this?"

*''mámara'': synonymous to ''maka/mata'' but only for plural - e.g. ''Mámara tuni?'' "'''What/who''' are these?"

*''masi'': like what; how (condition) - e.g. ''Mási atí?'' "'''How''' are you (''f.'')?"

*''masis'' (instrument of ''masi''): in what way - e.g. ''~~Masís~~ ~~tana daqa~~?'' "'''How''' do I wash this?"

*''masis'' (instrument of ''masi''): in what way - e.g. ''Tana masís daqà?'' "'''How''' do I wash this?"

*''madda'': where (in contexts that use the absolutive)

**''maddad'' (locative of ''madda''): (in/on/at) where - ''Maddád ~~jirta~~?'' "'''Where''' are you?"

**''maddad'' (locative of ''madda''): (in/on/at) where - ''Maddád jirtà?'' "'''Where''' are you?"

**''maddoo'' (dative of ''madda''): to where - ''Maddóo ~~deeme~~?'' "'''Where''' did he go ('''to''')?"

**''maddoo'' (dative of ''madda''): to where - ''Maddóo deemè?'' "'''Where''' did he go ('''to''')?"

**''maddak'' (ablative of ''madda''): from where - ''Maddák ~~yimaate~~?'' "'''Where''' did he come '''from'''?"

**''maddak'' (ablative of ''madda''): from where - ''Maddák yimaatè?'' "'''Where''' did he come '''from'''?"

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 =====Interrogative pronouns=====
 All of these decline regularly unless otherwise indicated (or unless they contain an irregular component such as ''mitta''). Some particularly important case forms are specified.
-*''maxa (< ma + waxa'' "thing"): what - e.g. ''<b>Máxa</b> tarka?'' "'''What''' do you see?"
+*''maxa (< ma + waxa'' "thing"): what - e.g. ''<b>Máxa</b> tarkà?'' "'''What''' do you see?"
 **Nominative is ''maxí''
-*''maxoo'' (dative of ''maxa''): why - e.g. ''<b>Maxóo</b> baxta?'' "'''Why''' are you leaving"
+*''maxoo'' (dative of ''maxa''): why - e.g. ''<b>Maxóo</b> baxtà?'' "'''Why''' are you leaving"
-*''miyya'': who (singular or plural) - e.g. ''<b>Míyya</b> tarka?'' "'''Who''' do you see?"
+*''miyya'': who (singular or plural) - e.g. ''<b>Míyya</b> tarkà?'' "'''Who''' do you see?"
 **Nominative is ''miyyí''
 *''miyyi'' (genitive of ''miyya''): whose - e.g. ''Kuni <b>míyyi</b> kitaaba?'' "'''Whose''' book is this?"
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 *''miyyicha (m.), miyyitti (f.)'' (singulative of ''miyya''): who (singular) - e.g. ''Kuni <b>miyyicha</b>?'' "'''Who''' is that (guy)?"
 *''mánama; mádada'': who (plural) - e.g. ''<b>Madadú</b> imaataani?'' "'''Who (''pl.'')''' are coming?"
-*''meeqa'': how much; how many - e.g. ''<b>Méeqa</b> lite?'' "'''How much/many''' do you have?"
+*''meeqa'': how much; how many - e.g. ''<b>Méeqa</b> litè?'' "'''How much/many''' do you have?"
-**Can also be used as a modifier - e.g. ''<b>Méeqa</b> kitaaba lite?'' "'''How many''' books do you have?"
+**Can also be used as a modifier - e.g. ''<b>Méeqa</b> kitaaba litè?'' "'''How many''' books do you have?"
 *''maka (m.); mata (f.)'': which, what, who (can be used for animate or inanimate) - e.g. ''<b>Máta</b> tuni?'' "'''What/who''' is this?" (or: "'''What/who''' are these?")
 **Nominative: ''makú/matú''; Genitive: ''maki/mati''
-*''mámitta (m.); mámitti (f.)'': synonymous to ''maka/mata'' but only for singular - e.g. ''<b>Mámittí</b> tuni''? "'''What/who''' is this?"
+*''mámitta (m.); mámitti (f.)'': synonymous to ''maka/mata'' but only for singular - e.g. ''<b>Mamittí</b> tuni''? "'''What/who''' is this?"
 *''mámara'': synonymous to ''maka/mata'' but only for plural - e.g. ''<b>Mámara</b> tuni?'' "'''What/who''' are these?"
 *''masi'': like what; how (condition) - e.g. ''<b>Mási</b> atí?'' "'''How''' are you (''f.'')?"
-*''masis'' (instrument of ''masi''): in what way - e.g. ''<b>Masís</b> tana daqa?'' "'''How''' do I wash this?"
+*''masis'' (instrument of ''masi''): in what way - e.g. ''Tana <b>masís</b> daqà?'' "'''How''' do I wash this?"
 *''madda'': where (in contexts that use the absolutive)
-**''maddad'' (locative of ''madda''): (in/on/at) where - ''<b>Maddád</b> jirta?'' "'''Where''' are you?"
+**''maddad'' (locative of ''madda''): (in/on/at) where - ''<b>Maddád</b> jirtà?'' "'''Where''' are you?"
-**''maddoo'' (dative of ''madda''): to where - ''<b>Maddóo</b> deeme?'' "'''Where''' did he go ('''to''')?"
+**''maddoo'' (dative of ''madda''): to where - ''<b>Maddóo</b> deemè?'' "'''Where''' did he go ('''to''')?"
-**''maddak'' (ablative of ''madda''): from where - ''<b>Maddák</b> yimaate?'' "'''Where''' did he come '''from'''?"
+**''maddak'' (ablative of ''madda''): from where - ''<b>Maddák</b> yimaatè?'' "'''Where''' did he come '''from'''?"
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