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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'': what - e.g. ''Maxa tarkaa?'' "'''What''' do you see?"

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

**Nominative is ''maxí''

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

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

**When used alone, the definite pronoun is used as a head - e.g. ''Kuni iyyi ka?'' "'''Whose (one)''' is this?"

*''ma nama'': who (plural) - e.g. ''Ma ~~namu~~ imaataani?'' "'''Who''' are coming?"

*''ma nama; ma dada'': who (plural) - e.g. ''Ma dadu imaataani?'' "'''Who''' are coming?"

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

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

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

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

*''ma mitta (m.); ma mitti (f.)'': synonymous to ''~~ma ka~~/ta'' but only for singular - e.g. ''Ma mitti tuni''? "'''What/who''' is this?"

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

*''ma mara'': synonymous to ''~~ma ka~~/ta'' but only for plural - e.g. ''Ma mara tuni?'' "'''What/who''' are these?"

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

*''ma si'': like what; how (condition) - e.g. ''~~Ma si~~ atí?'' "'''How''' are you (''f.'')?"

*''masi (< ma + si)'': like what; how (condition) - e.g. ''Masi atí?'' "'''How''' are you (''f.'')?"

*''~~ma sis~~'' (instrument of ''~~ma si~~''): in what way - e.g. ''~~Ma sis~~ tana daqaa?'' "'''How''' do I wash this?"

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

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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'': what - e.g. ''<b>Maxa</b> tarkaa?'' "'''What''' do you see?"
+*''maxa (< ma + waxa'' "thing"): what - e.g. ''<b>Maxa</b> tarkaa?'' "'''What''' do you see?"
 **Nominative is ''maxí''
 *''maxoo'' (dative of ''maxa''): why - e.g. ''<b>Maxoo</b> baxtaa?'' "'''Why''' are you leaving"
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 *''iyyi'' (genitive of ''iyya''): whose - e.g. ''Kuni <b>iyyi</b> kitaaba?'' "'''Whose''' book is this?"
 **When used alone, the definite pronoun is used as a head - e.g. ''Kuni <b>iyyi</b> ka?'' "'''Whose (one)''' is this?"
-*''ma nama'': who (plural) - e.g. ''<b>Ma namu</b> imaataani?'' "'''Who''' are coming?"
+*''ma nama; ma dada'': who (plural) - e.g. ''<b>Ma dadu</b> imaataani?'' "'''Who''' are coming?"
 *''meeqa'': how much; how many - e.g. ''<b>Meeqa</b> litee?'' "'''How much/many''' do you have?"
 **Can also be used as a modifier - e.g. ''<b>Meeqa</b> kitaaba litee?'' "'''How many''' books do you have?"
-*''ma ka (m.); ma ta (f.)'': which, what, who (can be used for animate or inanimate) - e.g. ''<b>Ma ta</b> tuni?'' "'''What/who''' is this?" (or: "'''What/who''' are these?")
+*''maka (m.); mata (f.) (< ma + ka/ta)'': which, what, who (can be used for animate or inanimate) - e.g. ''<b>Mata</b> tuni?'' "'''What/who''' is this?" (or: "'''What/who''' are these?")
-*''ma mitta (m.); ma mitti (f.)'': synonymous to ''ma ka/ta'' but only for singular - e.g. ''<b>Ma mitti</b> tuni''? "'''What/who''' is this?"
+*''ma mitta (m.); ma mitti (f.)'': synonymous to ''maka/mata'' but only for singular - e.g. ''<b>Ma mitti</b> tuni''? "'''What/who''' is this?"
-*''ma mara'': synonymous to ''ma ka/ta'' but only for plural - e.g. ''<b>Ma mara</b> tuni?'' "'''What/who''' are these?"
+*''ma mara'': synonymous to ''maka/mata'' but only for plural - e.g. ''<b>Ma mara</b> tuni?'' "'''What/who''' are these?"
-*''ma si'': like what; how (condition) - e.g. ''<b>Ma si</b> atí?'' "'''How''' are you (''f.'')?"
+*''masi (< ma + si)'': like what; how (condition) - e.g. ''<b>Masi</b> atí?'' "'''How''' are you (''f.'')?"
-*''ma sis'' (instrument of ''ma si''): in what way - e.g. ''<b>Ma sis</b> tana daqaa?'' "'''How''' do I wash this?"
+*''masis'' (instrument of ''masi''): in what way - e.g. ''<b>Masis</b> tana daqaa?'' "'''How''' do I wash this?"
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