Lesson 14 - Questions During A Conversation

Aaniin ekidoyan? - What did you just say?
'Wegonen iwe' nindikid - 'What is that' I said.
Aaniin gaa-ikidod awe inini? - What did that man say?
Ambe omaa gii-ikido - 'Come here' he said.
Aaniin gaa-ikidoyan? - What did you say a while ago?
Aaniin waa-ikidoyan? - What are you going to say?
Aaniin ge-ikidoyan? - What will you say?
 
 

New Words:

omaa - here
ambe omaa - come here
 
 

Note.

In wh-questions past and future prefixes also change their form.
Past prefix gii- changes into gaa-.
Future prefix wii- changes into waa-.
Future prefix da- is used only referring to 's/he' and 'they'. With 'i' and 'you' another future prefix is used - ga-:

da-anokii - he will (definitely) work
ninga-anokii - i will (definitely) work
giga-anokii - you will (definitely) work

In wh-questions both ga- and da- change into ge-.

When past and future prefixes are used in wh-questions with words, starting in i- or a-, only prefixes change their form, but initial vowels of verbs (i-, a-) stay unchanged:

aaniin ekidoyan? - what did you just say? what are you saying?
aaniin gaa-ikidoyan? - what did you say?
 
 

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Grammar Note.

In B form with an initial vowel change tense markers also change their form: gii- changes into gaa-, ga- (future tense marker for 1st and 2d person) and da- (future tense marker for 3d person) change into ge-; wii- changes into waa-.

 

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