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====Interrogative Particles====

For interrogative pronouns, see [[Qino#Interrogative_Pronouns|Interrogative Pronouns]].

*''ma'' = question particle

*''má/ma-'' = question particle

**Can occur before unfocused nominals, meaning "what/which" - e.g. ''ma shara tarkee?'' "what dog did you see?"

**Can be accented or unaccented. Attaches to following word when unaccented.

**Can occur before affirmative verbs to make yes/no questions (negative verbs which already have the negative particle ''ma'' do not use it). This particle is not obligatory and can be ommitted - e.g. ''(ma) caamtee?'' "did you eat?" (optional question particle); ''ma caamintee?'' "did you not eat?" (no question particle due to presence of negative particle)

**Can occur before unfocused nominals, meaning "what/which" - e.g. ''má shara tarkee? / mashara tarkee?'' "what dog did you see?"

**Can occur before affirmative verbs to make yes/no questions (negative verbs which already have the negative particle ''ma'' do not use it). This particle is not obligatory and can be ommitted - e.g. ''(má) caamtee? / macaamtee?'' "did you eat?" (optional question particle); ''ma caamintee?'' "did you not eat?" (no question particle due to presence of negative particle)

*''-me'' = interrogative focus particle

**Can occur after nominals to place emphasis on them - e.g. ''shárame tarke?'' "was it ''a dog'' that you saw?"

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 ====Interrogative Particles====
 For interrogative pronouns, see [[Qino#Interrogative_Pronouns|Interrogative Pronouns]].
-*''ma'' = question particle
+*''má/ma-'' = question particle
-**Can occur before unfocused nominals, meaning "what/which" - e.g. ''ma shara tarkee?'' "what dog did you see?"
+**Can be accented or unaccented. Attaches to following word when unaccented.
-**Can occur before affirmative verbs to make yes/no questions (negative verbs which already have the negative particle ''ma'' do not use it). This particle is not obligatory and can be ommitted - e.g. ''(ma) caamtee?'' "did you eat?" (optional question particle); ''ma caamintee?'' "did you not eat?" (no question particle due to presence of negative particle)
+**Can occur before unfocused nominals, meaning "what/which" - e.g. ''má shara tarkee? / mashara tarkee?'' "what dog did you see?"
+**Can occur before affirmative verbs to make yes/no questions (negative verbs which already have the negative particle ''ma'' do not use it). This particle is not obligatory and can be ommitted - e.g. ''(má) caamtee? / macaamtee?'' "did you eat?" (optional question particle); ''ma caamintee?'' "did you not eat?" (no question particle due to presence of negative particle)
 *''-me'' = interrogative focus particle
 **Can occur after nominals to place emphasis on them - e.g. ''shárame tarke?'' "was it ''a dog'' that you saw?"