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====Interrogative Pronouns====

*''maxa'': what

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.

*''~~iyya~~'': who

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

*''ma ~~nama~~'': who

**Nominative is ''maxí''

*''ma mitta (m.); ma mitti (f.)'': ~~which~~

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

*''ma mara'': what (plural) - e.g. ''Ma mara caamtaa?'' "'''What (things)''' are you eating?"

*''iyya'': who (singular) - e.g. ''Iyya tarkaa?'' "'''Who''' do you see?"

**Nominative is ''iyyí''

*''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?"

*''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)

*''ma mitta (m.); ma mitti (f.)'': synonymous to ''ma ka/ta'' but only for singular

*''ma sa'': like what; how (condition) - e.g. ''Ma sa ati?'' "'''How''' are you?"

*''ma sas'' (instrument of ''ma sa''): in what way - e.g. ''Ma sas tana daqaa?'' "'''How''' do I wash this/these?"

===Verbs===

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 ====Interrogative Pronouns====
-*''maxa'': what <!--(< ''ma'' + ''waxa'')-->
+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.
-*''iyya'': who
+*''maxa'': what - e.g. ''<b>Maxa</b> tarkaa?'' "'''What''' do you see?"
-*''ma nama'': who
+**Nominative is ''maxí''
-*''ma mitta (m.); ma mitti (f.)'': which
+*''maxoo'' (dative of ''maxa''): why - e.g. ''<b>Maxoo</b> baxtaa?'' "'''Why''' are you leaving"
+*''ma mara'': what (plural) - e.g. ''<b>Ma mara</b> caamtaa?'' "'''What (things)''' are you eating?"
+*''iyya'': who (singular) - e.g. ''<b>Iyya</b> tarkaa?'' "'''Who''' do you see?"
+**Nominative is ''iyyí''
+*''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?"
+*''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)
+*''ma mitta (m.); ma mitti (f.)'': synonymous to ''ma ka/ta'' but only for singular
+*''ma sa'': like what; how (condition) - e.g. ''<b>Ma sa</b> ati?'' "'''How''' are you?"
+*''ma sas'' (instrument of ''ma sa''): in what way - e.g. ''<b>Ma sas</b> tana daqaa?'' "'''How''' do I wash this/these?"
 ===Verbs===