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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?"

*''manama; madada'': who (plural) - e.g. ''Madadú imaataani?'' "'''Who''' are coming?"

*''má nama / manama; má dada / madada'': who (plural) - e.g. ''Madadú 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?"

*''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?")

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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?"
-*''manama; madada'': who (plural) - e.g. ''<b>Madadú</b> imaataani?'' "'''Who''' are coming?"
+*''má nama / manama; má dada / madada'': who (plural) - e.g. ''<b>Madadú</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?"
-*''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?")
+*''maka (m.); mata (f.)'': 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?")
-*''mamitta (m.); mamitti (f.)'': synonymous to ''maka/mata'' but only for singular - e.g. ''<b>Mamitti</b> tuni''? "'''What/who''' is this?"
+*''má mitta / mamitta (m.); má mitti / mamitti (f.)'': synonymous to ''maka/mata'' but only for singular - e.g. ''<b>Mamitti</b> tuni''? "'''What/who''' is this?"
 *''mamara'': synonymous to ''maka/mata'' but only for plural - e.g. ''<b>Mamara</b> tuni?'' "'''What/who''' are these?"
-*''masi (< ma + si)'': like what; how (condition) - e.g. ''<b>Masi</b> atí?'' "'''How''' are you (''f.'')?"
+*''masi'': like what; how (condition) - e.g. ''<b>Masi</b> atí?'' "'''How''' are you (''f.'')?"
 *''masis'' (instrument of ''masi''): in what way - e.g. ''<b>Masis</b> tana daqaa?'' "'''How''' do I wash this?"