Interrogative
Pre-Kaddesol features four distinct interrogative pronouns, one for each gender.
Paradigm
mahwō , who, what, which.
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The masculine interrogative pronoun is consistent with a Class IV noun:
Case Sing. Dl. Pl. nom. mahwō mnahwō ḡahwō acc. mēhwō mnēhwō ḡēhwō gen. mihwō mnihwō ḡihwō dat. muhwō mnuhwō ḡuhwō -
The feminine interrogative pronoun is consistent with a Class IV noun:
Case Sing. Dl. Pl. nom. njagi nenjagi hagi acc. njēgi nenjēgi hēgi gen. njigi nenjigi higi dat. njugi nenjugi hugi -
The bestial interrogative pronoun is consistent with a Class III noun:
Case Sing. Dl. Pl. nom. nali mneli ḡali acc. nēli mnēli ḡēli gen. nili mnili ḡili dat. nuli mnuli ḡuli -
The inanimate interrogative pronoun is consistent with a Class II noun:
Case Sing. Dl. Pl. nom. kiri kigeri giri acc. kuri kugeri guri gen. keri kegeri geri dat. kōri kōgeri gōri