Interrogative Pronouns
Use an Interrogative pronoun to ask a question about:
- People or events
- Places
- Selections
Interrogative pronouns on selections
ᑖᓐ ᔮᒄ ᒋᒪᔅᒋᓯᓐ᙮ | taan yaakw chimaschisin? | Which one is your shoe? | |
ᑖᓐ ᐁᐅᒄ ᒋᒪᔅᒋᓯᓐ᙮ | taan eukw chimaschisin? | Which one is your shoe? |
ᑖᓐ ᔮᒄ taan yaakw (Inland only) and ᑖᓐ ᐁᐅᒄ taan eukw are always followed by a noun or another pronoun. They mean ‘Which one is …?’. They take inflection.
ᑖᓂᔫᐦ ᐁᐅᒄ ᒋᒪᔅᒋᓯᓐᐦ᙮ | taaniyuuh eukw chimaschisinh. | Which ones are your shoes? | |
ᑖᓂᐦᐄᐦ ᐁᐅᒄ ᒋᒪᔅᒋᓯᓐᐦ᙮ | taanihiih eukw chimaschisinh. | Which ones are your shoes? | |
ᑖᓂᔫᐦ ᐁᐅᒄ ᐅᒪᔅᒋᓯᓐᐦ᙮ | taaniyuuh eukw umaschisinh. | Which ones are his shoes? | |
ᑖᓐ ᐊᓐ ᐁᐅᒄ᙮ | taan an eukw. | Which one is it? | |
ᑖᓐ ᐊᓐ ᐁᐅᒄ ᒋᒪᔅᒋᓯᓐ᙮ | taan an eukw chimaschisin. | Which one is your shoe? |