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

**Like all genitives, must take a head nominal or ''-m'' - e.g. ''Kuni íyyim?'' "'''Whose''' is this?"

*''~~má nama / manama~~; ~~má dada / madada~~'': who (plural) - e.g. ''~~Má dadu~~ imaataani?'' "'''Who (''pl.'')''' are coming?"

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

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

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

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

*''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 ~~ati~~?'' "'''How''' are you (''f.'')?"

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

*''masis'' (instrument of ''masi''): in what way - e.g. ''Masís 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?"
 **Like all genitives, must take a head nominal or ''-m'' - e.g. ''Kuni <b>íyyim</b>?'' "'''Whose''' is this?"
-*''má nama / manama; má dada / madada'': who (plural) - e.g. ''<b>Má dadu</b> imaataani?'' "'''Who (''pl.'')''' are coming?"
+*''mánama; mádada'': who (plural) - e.g. ''<b>Madadú</b> imaataani?'' "'''Who (''pl.'')''' 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.)'': 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''
-*''má mitta / mamitta (m.); má mitti / mamitti (f.)'': synonymous to ''maka/mata'' but only for singular - e.g. ''<b>Mamítti</b> tuni''? "'''What/who''' is this?"
+*''mámitta (m.); mámitti (f.)'': synonymous to ''maka/mata'' but only for singular - e.g. ''<b>Mámittí</b> tuni''? "'''What/who''' is this?"
-*''má mara / mamara'': synonymous to ''maka/mata'' but only for plural - e.g. ''<b>Mamára</b> tuni?'' "'''What/who''' are these?"
+*''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> ati?'' "'''How''' are you (''f.'')?"
+*''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 daqaa?'' "'''How''' do I wash this?"