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Re: Fun with questions

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:deu: German

Hast du ihn getötet? - Ja./Nein.
[hast duː ʔiːn gəˈtʰøːtʰɛt? - ja/naɪ̯n]
have.2SG 2SG.NOM 3SG.MASC.ACC kill.PP - yes/no

Hast du ihn nicht getötet? - Doch./Nein.
[hast duː ʔiːn nɪçt gəˈtʰøːtʰɛt? - dɔχ/naɪ̯n]
have.2SG 2SG.NOM 3SG.MASC.ACC NEG kill.PP - yes/no

Wen hast du getötet? Wer hat ihn getötet? Wie hast du das gemacht?
[veːn hast duː gəˈtʰøtʰɛt↗? veɐ̯ hat ʔiːn gəˈtʰøtʰɛt↗? viː hast duː das gəˈmaχt↗]
who.ACC have.2SG 2SG.NOM kill.PP - who.NOM have.2SG 3SG.MASC.ACC kill.PP - how have.2SG 2SG.NOM DEM.ACC make.PP

:con: Yélian

Barcai tem yiolkei? - Bac./Ielov.
[ˈbaɾkaɪ̯ tɛm ʃĭˈɔlkɛɪ̯? - bak/ʲɛloː]
ask-1SG 3SG.OBL PST-kill-3SG? Yes/No

Barcai tem ciyiolkei? - Yiolkai./Cire.
[ˈbaɾkaɪ̯ tɛm ˌkiʃĭˈɔlkɛɪ̯? - ʃĭɔlkaɪ̯/kirɛ]
ask-1SG 3SG.OBL NEG-PST-kill-3SG? Yes/No

Sa yiolkei yat? Ya tem yiolket? Otei vat yireyei?
[sa ʃĭˈɔlkɛɪ̯ ʃɐt? ʃa tɛm ʃĭˈɔlkɛt? ˈɔtɛɪ̯ vɐt ʃiˈreʃɛɪ̯]
2SG PST-kill-2SG who.OBL? who DEM PST-do-2SG

:con: Caelian

Tag Zan Tong sikilkim? - Bya./Jë.
[tʰag zan tʰɔŋ ʃikʰɪlkʰɪm? - bʲa / jə]
PART 2SG.NOM 3SG.MASC.ACC PST-kill.2SG>3SG? Yes/No
Tag Zan Tong kë sikilkim? - Bya./Jë.
[tʰag zan tʰɔŋ kʰə ʃikʰɪlkʰɪm? - bʲa / jə]
PART 2SG.NOM 3SG.MASC.ACC NEG PST-kill.2SG>3SG? Yes/No

Fanung Zan sikilkim? Fang Tong sikülkim? Vpeg Zan Dyong sirissing?
[βaˈnʊŋ zan ʃikʰɪlkʰɪm? βaŋ tʰɔŋ ʃikʰʏlkʰɪm? p̟ɛg zan dʲɔŋ ʃirɪˈʃɪŋ]
who.ACC 2SG.NOM PST-kill.2SG>3SG? who.NOM 3SG.MASC.ACC PST-kill.3SG>3SG? How 2SG.NOM DEM.ACC PST-do-2SG>3SG

:con: Utseech

Ha du abgeokech ihn? Â./Dech.
[hɑ du ɑbˈgɛɔ̯kʰəç iːn? ɚ./dɛç]
have-2SG 2SG kill.PP 3SG.MASC.ACC? Yes/No

Ha du diken abgeokech ihn? - Dol./De.
[hɑ du ˈdɪkʰən ɑbˈgɛɔ̯kʰəç iːn? dɔl / də]
have-2SG 2SG NEG kill.PP 3SG.MASC.ACC? Yes/No

Wech ha du abgeokech? Wa haen ihn abgeokech? Wi ha du gemaken es?
[wɛç ha du abˈgɛɔ̯kʰəç? wɑ hɑə̯n iːn abˈgɛɔ̯kʰəç? wiː hɑ du gəˈmɑkʰən ɛs]
who.ACC have.2SG 2SG kill.PP? who have.3SG 3SG.MASC.ACC kill.PP? how have.2SG 2SG make.ACC DEM.PROX.ACC

:con: Anto

Do ton kilaki-do? - Kila./Ka kila.
[tɔ̄ tʰɔ̀n kʰǐlákʰītɔ᷄? - kʰīlà. kʰá kʰīlà]
2SG 3 kill-PST-2SG? kill./NEG kill.

Do ton bam kilaki-do? - Kila./Ka kila.
[tɔ̄ tʰɔ̀n pám kʰǐlákʰītɔ᷄? - kʰīlà. kʰá kʰīlà]
2SG 3 NEG kill-PST-2SG? kill./NEG kill

Do shas kilaki-do? Shas ton kilaki-ton? Do he tun'atun-do gibi?
[tɔ̄ ʃa̋s kʰǐlákʰītɔ̄? ʃa̋s tʰɔ̀n kʰǐlákʰītʰɔ̄n? tɔ̄ hɛ̀ tʰǔnátʰūntɔ̄ ki᷄pi̋?]
2SG who kill-PST-2SG? who 3SG kill-PST-3.ANIM? 2SG DEM.PROX make-PST-2SG how?

:con: Orkish

Shels khek jubshokz medzh. - Ħash./Heh.
[ʂɛls kʰɛk ˈjubʂɔkz̥ mɛdʐ. ʕaʂ/hɛh]
POT PERF kill-2SG.ERG 3SG.ABS. - Yes./No.

Shels zar jubshokz medzh. - Ħash, zar jubshobz./Heh, khek jubshobz.
[ʂɛls zar ˈjubʂɔkz̥ mɛdʐ. ʕaʂ, zar ˈjubʂɔbz /hɛh, kʰɛk ˈjubʂɔbz]
POT NEG kill-2SG.ERG 3SG.ABS. Yes, NEG kill-1SG.ERG / No, PERF kill-1SG.ERG

Shels khek jubshokz Ogrok. Shels khek Ogrokoz medzh. Shels khek pagruntok gerk tozokz.
[ʂɛls kʰɛk ˈjubʂɔkz̥ ˈɔgʁɔk. ʂɛls kʰɛk ˈɔgʁɔkɔz mɛ͡dʐ. ʂɛls kʰɛk ˈpagʁuntɔk gɛrk tɔzɔkz̥]
POT PERF kill-2SG.ERG DUMMY.ABS. POT PERF DUMMY.ERG 3SG.ABS. POT PERF have_a_way-2SG.ABS for;to kill-2SG.ERG

Orkish doesn't usually ask questions but assumptions. Therefore, you use the dummy argument "Ogrok" (a very usual Ork name) when you ask after persons, or "pagrunt" (to have a way) as a dummy verb for "how" questions.

:con: Elfish

यो तिऌपेज़ मिदू ध्रा? - तेऌपज़. नोगज़.
Yē tilpes midū dhrā? - Telpas. Nēgas.

[jeː ˈtilpes ˈmiðuː θraː↗ ˈtelpas. ˈneːɣas.]
2SG_MASC.NOM get.2SG kill.PP 3SG_MASC.ACC? get.1SG / NEG.1SG

यो नोगेज़ तेऌपमे मिदू ध्रा, तिऌपेज़? - तेऌपज़. नोगज़्.
Yē nēges telpame midū dhrā, tilpes? - Telpas. Nēgas.

[jeː ˈneːɣes ˈtelpam ˈmiðuː θraː ˈtilpes↗ ˈtelpas. ˈneːɣas.]
2SG_MASC.NOM NEG.2SG get.INF kill.PP 3SG_MASC.ACC, get.2SG? get.1SG / NEG.1SG

कयण यो तिऌपेज़ मिदू? - कयु तिऌपे मिदू ध्रा? - काली यो तिऌपेज़ कीसू चोना?
Kayan yē tilpes midū? - Kayu tilpe midū dhrā? – Kāli yē tilpes kīsū cēnā?

[ˈkajan jeː ˈtilpes ˈmiðuː↗ | ˈkayu ˈtilpə ˈmiðuː θraː↗ ˈkaːli jeː ˈtilpes ˈkiːsuː ˈt͡seːnaː]
who.ACC 2SG_MASC.NOM get.2SG kill.PP? - who.NOM get.3SG kill.PP 3SG_MASC.ACC - how 2SG_MASC.NOM get.2SG make.PP DEM_PROX_FEM.ACC
Wipe the glass. This is the usual way to start, even in the days, day and night, only a happy one.
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Re: Fun with questions

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君 oué tu ga l'au 殺chita ca?
Quimi oué tu ga l'au corauchita ca?
[ˈkɪmi we t͡sy gɔ lo kɔˈʁoʃi̥tɔ cɔ]
2SG TOP 2SG SUBJ 3SG OBJ kill-PAST INTERR
Did you kill him?

Oui. / Non.
[wi / nõʊ̃]
Yes. / No.

君 oué tu ga (dja) l'au 殺chita pas ca?
Quimi oué tu ga (dja) l'au corauchita pas ca?
[ˈkɪmi we t͡sy gɔ (dʒɔ) lo kɔˈʁoʃi̥tɔ pɔ cɔ]
2SG TOP 2SG SUBJ (ADV) 3SG OBJ kill-PAST NEG INTERR
Didn't you kill him?

Haille. / Hillé.
[aj / i:e]
Yes. / No.

(君 oué tu ga) qui au 殺chita ca?
(Quimi oué tu ga) qui au corauchita ca?
[(ˈkɪmi we t͡sy gɔ) ki o kɔˈʁoʃi̥tɔ cɔ]
(2SG TOP 2SG SUBJ) who OBJ kill-PAST INTERR
Who did you kill?

Qui ga l'au 殺chita ca?
Qui ga l'au corauchita ca?
[ki gɔ lo kɔˈʁoʃi̥tɔ cɔ]
who SUBJ 3SG OBJ kill-PAST INTERR
Who killed him?

(君 oué) comment tu ga l'au 為ta ca?
(Quimi oué) comment tu ga l'au chita ca?
[(ˈkɪmi we) kɔˈmã t͡sy gɔ lo ˈʃi̥tɔ cɔ]
(2SG TOP) how 2SG SUBJ 3SG OBJ do-PAST INTERR
How did you do it?
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Re: Fun with questions

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Wa modjud́ a? [wɐ mɔdjuð ɐ]
Sic/Njec [siʂ/njɛʂ]

Wa n-modjud́ wa? [wɐ n mɔdjuð wa]
Sic/Njec [siʂ/njɛʂ]

A wa modjud́? [ɐ wɐ mɔdjuð]
Ka modjud́ a? [qɐ mɔdjuð ɐ]
Kui wa aud́? [qui wɐ ɐuð]
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Re: Fun with questions

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In Silvish, polar questions, and content questions concerning the subject of the sentence, are identical to the equivalent declarative phrase. There's very likely a change in intonation though. Other content questions cause inversion of the subject and verb. Question words normally get fronted.

For responding to polar questions, Silvish has three words: ue for affirming positive questions, for contradicting negative questions and non for contradicting positive questions or affirming negative questions.

On a typographical level, Silvish largely borrows its punctuation conventions from French, so question marks are preceded by a no-break space.

Image Silvish

Tu son ivanniczauti ?
[ˈto sə.ŋ‿ɪ.va.nɪˈɕao̯.tɪ]
2SG.NOM 3SG.ACC kill-PST-2SG
Did you kill him?

Ue. / Non.
[ˈo̯ɛ ˈnõː]
Yes. / No.

Tu nê son ivanniczauti pas ?
[ˈto nə sə.ŋ‿ɪ.va.nɪˈɕao̯.tɪ ˈpa]
2SG.NOM NEG 3SG.ACC kill-PST-2SG NEG
Didn't you kill him?

Sì. / Non.
[ˈse ˈnõː]
Yes. / No.

Chin ivanniczauti-tu ?
[ˈkeː.ŋ‿ɪ.va.nɪˈɕao̯.tɪ ˈto]
who-OBL kill-PST-2SG=2SG.NOM
Who did you kill?

Chig son ivanniczau ?
[ˈkeː sə.ŋ‿ɪ.va.nɪˈɕaːo̯]
who.NOM 3SG.ACC kill-PST-3SG
Who killed him?

Come so fezauti-tu ?
[ˈkɔː.mə sə fəˈzao̯.tɪ ˈto]
how 3SG do-PST-2SG=2SG.NOM
How did you do it?
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Re: Fun with questions

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:esp: Spanish

¿Lo mataste?
[lo maˈtaste]
lo-Ø mat-aste
3M.ACC-SG kill-2SG.PRET.IND
Did you kill him?

¿No lo mataste?
[no lo maˈtaste]
no lo-Ø mat-aste
NEG 3M.ACC-SG kill-2SG.PRET.IND
Didn't you kill him?

Sí. / No.
[si] / [no]
sí / no
AFF / NEG
Yes. / No.

¿A quién mataste?
[a kjen maˈtaste]
a quién-Ø mat-aste
ACC who-SG kill-2SG.PRET.IND
Who did you kill?

¿Quién lo mató?
[kjen lo maˈto]
quién-Ø lo-Ø mat-ó
who-SG 3M.ACC-SG kill-3SG.PRET.IND
Who killed him?

¿Cómo lo hiciste?
[ˈkomo lo iˈsiste]
cómo lo-Ø hic-iste
how 3M.ACC-SG PRET\do-2SG.PRET.IND
How did you do it?
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Re: Fun with questions

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GrandPiano wrote: :esp: Spanish

¿Quién mataste?
Who did you kill?
Personal a?
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Re: Fun with questions

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Right, forgot about that. How should that be glossed?
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Re: Fun with questions

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GrandPiano wrote:How should that be glossed?
No clue. ACC?
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名可名,非常名
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Re: Fun with questions

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OK, I'll go with that for now.
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In my dialect of Image Romanglic, to ask a content question, you either demand the information or form a noun phrase and give it question intonation. With the demand form, you can always be more polite and add "please". Contrary to the general trend in languages, questions about the subject of a sentence are more difficult to form.

Mercy executed mentioned male (person)?
Did you kill him?

Affirmative. / Negative.
Yes. / No.

Mercy failed executing mentioned male (person)?
Didn't you kill him?

Affirmative. / Negative.
Yes. / No.

Identify person mercy executed. / Person mercy executed?
Who did you kill?

Identify person: Person executed mentioned male (person). / Person? Person executed mentioned male (person).
Who killed him?

Describe mercy's method. / Mercy's method?
How did you do it?
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Re: Fun with questions

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:eng: Old English

Cƿealdest þu hine?
[ˈkwæɑ̯ldest θuː ˈhine]
cƿeal-dest þu hine
PST\kill-2SG.PST.IND 2SG.NOM 3SG.M.ACC
Did you kill him?

Ne cƿealdest þu hine?
[ne ˈkwæɑ̯ldest θuː ˈhine]
ne cƿeal-dest þu hine
NEG PST\kill-2SG.PST.IND 2SG.NOM 3SG.M.ACC
Didn't you kill him?

Gea. / Na.
[jæːɑ̯ / nɑː]
Yes. / No.

(I'm not entirely sure what kind of yes/no system Old English had, but I'm assuming it was the same two-way system as today's Modern English.)

Hƿone cƿealdest þu?
[ˈʍone ˈkwæɑ̯ldest θuː]
hƿone cƿeal-dest þu
who.ACC PST\kill-2SG.PST.IND 2SG.NOM
Who did you kill?

Hƿa hine cƿealde?
[ʍɑː ˈhine ˈkwæɑ̯lde]
hƿa hine cƿeal-de
who.NOM 3SG.M.ACC PST\kill-3SG.PST
Who killed him?

Hu dydest hit þu?
[huː ˈdydest hit θuː]
hu dyd-est hit þu
how PST\do-2SG.PST.IND 3SG.N.ACC 2SG.NOM
How did you do it?
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Re: Fun with questions

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:con: Azen
Sīn we mi krīk?
2.SG.FAM 3.SG.NEUT INTERR kill-PST.3
Did you kill him?

Krīk. / Makrīk.
kill-PST.3 / NEG-kill-PST.3
I killed. / I didn't kill.

Sīn we mīg krīk?
2.SG.FAM 3.SG.NEUT INTERR.NEG kill-PST.3
Didn't you kill him?

Krīk. / Makrīk.
kill-PST.3 / NEG-kill-PST.3
I killed. / I didn't kill.

Sīn kēm krīk?
2.SG.FAM who kill-PST.3
Who did you kill?

Kēm we krīk?
who 3.SG.NEUT kill-PST.3
Who killed him?

Sīn we nitse bēk?
2.SG.FAM 3.SG.NEUT how give-PST.3
How did you do it?

"to give" is used as a pro-verb. Sīn "you" could be dropped in all of these sentences.
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Vī (yār) kizavār tān?
2s (do) kill 3s.M
[viː (ʝaːr) kɪzɐvaːr taːn↗]
Did you kill him?

Yār / Nīr
[ʝaːr niːr]
Yes / No

Vī nīr kizavār taːn?
2s NEG kill 3s
[viː niːr kɪzɐvaːr taːn↗]
Didn't you kill him?

Yār / Nīr
[ʝaːr niːr]
Yes / No

Vī kizavār aki?
2s kill who
[viː kɪzɐvaːr ɐkɪ↗]
Whom did you kill?

Aki kizavār tān?
who kill 3s.M
[ɐkɪ kɪzɐvaːr taːn]
Who killed him?

Vī kizavār na aka zikil?
2s kill LOC what way
[Viː kɪzɐvaːr nɔ ɐkɔ zɪkɪl]
How did you kill?
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Ko diê li diâqemsoiț
ko di-ê li-Ø di-âqem-so-iț
INT 2s.AN-ERG 3s.AN-ABS 2s.AN-die-CAU-PRF
Did you kill him?
[kʰo dʲe li 'dʲɑd͜ʐm̩ʂoi̯θ]

Ko to diê li diâqemsoiț
ko to di-ê li-Ø di-âqem-so-iț
INT NEG 2s.AN-ERG 3s.AN-ABS 2s.AN-die-CAU-PRF
Didn't you kill him?
[kʰo tʰo dʲe li 'dʲɑd͜ʐm̩ʂoi̯θ]

Ko li lobâsê liâqemsoiț
ko li-Ø lo-bâs-ê li-âqem-so-iț
INT 3s.AN-ABS AN.INT.DET-person-ERG 3s.AN-die-CAU-PRF
Who killed him/her?
[kʰo li loˈbɑʂe 'lʲɑd͜ʐm̩ʂoi̯θ]

Ko li omonê liâqemsoiț
ko li-Ø o-mon-ê li-âqem-so-iț
INT 3s.AN-ABS INAN.INT.DET-thing-ERG 3s.AN-die-CAU-PRF
What killed him/her?
[kʰo li oˈmone 'lʲɑd͜ʐm̩ʂoi̯θ]

Ko diê odem divaiț
ko di-ê o-dem-Ø di-va-iț
INT 2s.AN-ERG INAN.INT.DET-method-ABS 2s.AN-do-PRF
How did you do it?
[kʰo dʲe oˈdm̩ diˈβæi̯θ]
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Re: Fun with questions

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:con: Alál
We are not presuming premeditated murder.

Ḳuùḳtalılàu(tt)?
ka<uù-ḳat.~a>l-ıl-à-u=tt
death<2.3S-UNDF>-PST-CONC-VOL.CAUS=Q
Did you kill him?

Ahá. / Ahâıt. / Ahâḳ.
ha<a>ŕ] / ha<a>ŕ-ìt / ha<a>ŕ-aḳ
truth<OBL> / truth<OBL>-NEG / truth<OBL>-UNDF
Yes. / No. / That question is invalid or presupposes something false.
(Note that if the question has the clitic, then the yes/no responses below
are also usable here, but the truth-based ones above cannot be used below.)


Ḳuùlılàutt?
ḳa<uù>l-ıl-à-u=tt
death<2.3S>-PST-MOM.ATEL-VOL.CAUS=Q
Didn't you kill him?

Tat. / Taltat. / Taḳtat.
ta<a>t / ta<a-lat.~a>t / ta<a-ḳat.~a>t
Q<1S> / Q<1S-0> / Q<1S-UNDF>
Yes. / No. / That question is invalid or presupposes something false.

Akúh Ḳuùlılàu?
ka<ú>h ḳa<uù>l-ıl-à-u
person<ACC> death<2S.3S>-PST-CONC-VOL.CAUS
Who did you kill?

Ḳıílılàu kaıhatt.
ḳa<ıí>l-ıl-à-u ka<ı>h=tt
death<3S.3S>-PST-CONC-VOL.CAUS person<NOM>=Q
Who killed him?

Lıú Ẓurılàras rasatt?
lıú ẓu<u>r-ıl-à-ra<a>s du<ır>h~u.r̀-ìt-ı-ù-t ra<a>s=tt
manner that<2S>-PST-CONC-motion<VOL.ACT> motion<OBL>=Q
How did you do it?
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:con: Lurghinian

Zuoń zayaź evūgzervinē?
[zwɔɲ zəˈjɐʒ ɛvuːgzɛrvɪˈneː]
Ø-zuoń-Ø Ø-zay-aź e-vūgzer-vin-ē
SG-2-NOM SG-OBJ\3-DAT.AN Q-die-CAUS-REM.AN
Did you kill him?

Ērh. / Sāy.
[eːr̥ / saːj]
yes / no
Yes. / No.

Zuoń zayaź evūgzervinezō?
[zwɔɲ zəˈjɐʒ ɛvuːgzɛrvɪnɛˈzoː]
Ø-zuoń-Ø Ø-zay-aź e-vūgzer-vin-e-zō
SG-2-NOM SG-OBJ\3-DAT.AN Q-die-CAUS-REM-NEG.AN
Didn't you kill him?

Sāy. / Ērh.
[saːj / eːr̥]
no / yes
Yes. / No.

Zǵōraź zuoń vūgzervinē?
[zɣoːˈrɐʒ zwɔɲ vuːgzɛrvɪˈneː]
Ø-zǵōr-aź Ø-zuoń-Ø vūgzer-vin-ē
SG-what-DAT.AN SG-2-NOM die-CAUS-REM.AN
Who did you kill?

Zǵōr zayaź vūgzervinē?
[zɣoːr zəˈjɐʒ vuːgzɛrvɪˈneː]
Ø-zǵōr-Ø Ø-zay-aź vūgzer-vin-ē
SG-what.AN-NOM SG-OBJ\3-DAT.AN die-CAUS-REM.AN
Who killed him?

Zuoń zayolh pśongē zǵōraś ngec?
[zwɔɲ ˈzɐjɔɬ pʃɔˈŋeː ˈzɣoːrəʃ ŋɛt͡ʃ]
Ø-zuoń-Ø Ø-zay-olh pśong-ē Ø-zǵor-aś ngec
SG-2-NOM SG-OBJ\3-ACC.INAN do-REM.AN SG-what-DAT.INAN by
How did you do it?
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Re: Fun with questions

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Edited to include plural you and added another language, Nat'oretan.

Abasut' (simplified Semitic language)

Did you (sg) kill him?
Ha ant qatal an?
[ha ant qa'tal an]
ha ant 0-qatal an
Q 2PS PST-kill 3PS

Did you (plural) kill him?
Ha antun qatal an?
[ha an'tun qa'tal an]
ha antun 0-qatal an
Q 2PP PST-kill 3PS

Yes. / No.
Qatal. / La.
[qa'tal] / [la]
0-qatal / la
PST-kill / NOT

Didn't you (sg) kill him?
Ha ant la qatal an?
[ha ant la qa'tal an]
ha ant la 0-qatal an
Q 2PS NOT PST-kill 3PS

Didn't you (plural) kill him?
Ha antun la qatal an?
[ha an'tun la qa'tal an]
ha antun la 0-qatal an
Q 2PP NOT PST-kill 3PS

Yes. / No.
Qatal. / La.
[qa'tal] / [la]
0-qatal / la
PST-kill / NOT

Who did you (sg) kill?
Man ant qatal?
[man ant qa'tal]
Ma-n ant 0-qatal?
PRO.INT-PRO.3PS 2PS PST-kill

Who did you (plural) kill?
Man antun qatal?
[man an'tun qa'tal]
Ma-n antun 0-qatal?
PRO.INT-PRO.3PS 2PP PST-kill

Who(sg) killed him?
Man qatal an?
[man qa'tal an]
Ma-n 0-qatal an?
PRO.INT-PRO.3PS PST-kill 3PS

Who(pl) killed him?
Muna qatal an?
[mu'na qa'tal an]
M-una 0-qatal an?
PRO.INT-PRO.3PP PST-kill 3PS

How did you (sg) do it?
Kima ant fayal an?
[ki'ma ant fa'ʕal an]
Ki-ma ant fayal an?
like-PRO.INT 2PS PST-kill 3PS

How did you (plural) do it?
Kima antun fayal an?
[ki'ma an'tun fa'ʕal an]
Ki-ma antun fayal an?
like-PRO.INT 2PP PST-kill 3PS

Ernalan (working title of a fictional natural language for a fantasy universe)

Did you (sg) kill him?
Ẓi feradēmij fum saut?
[zˤi ɸeradeːmiɟ ɸum saut]
ẓi ferad-ēmi-j f<u>m s<au>t
PAST kill-2P.SVN.RAT.NPRST-Q 2P.RAT<NOM.S> 3P.RAT<ACC.S>

SVN = singular verbal number (one action of killing, regardless of how many people did it)

Did you (plural) kill him?
Ẓi feradēmij fēm saut?
[zˤi ɸeradeːmiɟ ɸeːm saut]
ẓi ferad-ēmi-j f<ē>m s<au>t
PAST kill-2P.SVN.RAT.NPRST-Q 2P.RAT<NOM.P> 3P.RAT<ACC.S>

Yes. / No.
Feradi. / Rhai.
[ɸeradi] / [ʁai]
ferad-i / rhai
kill-1P.SVN.NPRS / NOT

Didn't you (sg) kill him?
Rhai ẓi feradēmij fum saut?
[ʁai zˤi ɸeradeːmiɟ ɸum saut]
rhai ẓi ferad-ēmi-j f<u>m s<au>t
NOT PAST kill-2P.SVN.RAT.NPRST-Q 2P.RAT<NOM.S> 3P.RAT<ACC.S>

Didn't you (plural) kill him?
Rhai ẓi feradēmij fēm saut?
[ʁai zˤi ɸeradeːmiɟ ɸeːm saut]
rhai ẓi ferad-ēmi-j f<ē>m s<au>t
NOT PAST kill-2P.SVN.RAT.NPRST-Q 2P.RAT<NOM.P> 3P.RAT<ACC.S>

Yes. / No.
Feradi. / Rhai.
[ɸeradi] / [ʁai]
ferad-i / rhai
kill-1P.SVN.NPRS / NOT

Who did you (sg) kill?
Paut ẓi feradēmi?
[paut zˤi ɸeradeːmi]
p<au>t ẓi ferad-ēmi
INTR.RAT<ACC.S> PAST kill-2P.SVN.RAT.NPRST

Who did you (plural) kill?
Paut ẓi feradēmi fēm?
[paut zˤi ɸeradeːmi ɸeːm]
p<au>t ẓi ferad-ēmi f<ē>m
INTR.RAT<ACC.S> PAST kill-2P.SVN.RAT.NPRST 2P.RAT<NOM.P>

Who(sg) killed him?
Put ẓi feradasi saut?
[put zˤi ɸeradasi saut]
p<u>t ẓi ferad-asi s<au>t?
INTR.RAT<NOM.S> PAST kill-3P.SVN.RAT.NPRST 3P.RAT<ACC.S>

Who(pl) killed him?
Pēt ẓi feradasi saut?
[peːt zˤi ɸeradasi saut]
p<ē>t ẓi ferad-asi s<au>t?
INTR.RAT<NOM.P> PAST kill-3P.SVN.RAT.NPRST 3P.RAT<ACC.S>

How did you (sg) do it?
Paiha ẓi terṭēmi ṭē?
[paiʔa zˤi tertˤeːmi tˤeː]
p-aiha ẓi terṭ-ēmi ṭ-ē
INTR.ETC.S-INS PAST do-2P.SVN.RAT.NPRST 3P.ETC-ACC.S

How did you (plural) do it?
Paiha ẓi terṭēmi fēm ṭē?
[paiʔa zˤi tertˤeːmi ɸeːm tˤeː]
p-aiha ẓi terṭ-ēmi f<ē>m ṭ-ē
INTR.ETC.S-INS PAST do-2P.SVN.RAT.NPRST 2P.RAT<NOM.P> 3P.ETC-ACC.S

ETC = the "et cetera" gender, one of four genders (rational beings, tools/clothes/artifacts, certain natural phenomena, "et cetera") and mostly composed of words that fit into none of the other genders)

Nat'oretan (a language from the same universe as Ernalan)

Did you(sg) kill him?
Meçra fatraçra qayoga agra?
['meçrɑ ɸɑtʰ'rɑçrɑ kˠɑ'jokɑ 'ɑkrɑ]
meçra fa-traçra qayoga agra
you.ERG.S PST.PFV-kill Q 3S.ABS

Did you(pl) kill him?
Meçesa fatraçra qayoga agra?
[me'çesɑ ɸɑtʰ'rɑçrɑ kˠɑ'jokɑ 'ɑkrɑ]
meçesa fa-traçra qayoga agra
you.ERG.P PST.PFV-kill Q 3S.ABS

Yes. / No.
Açe. / Oga.
['ɑçe] / ['okɑ]
açe / oga
indeed / NOT

Didn't you(sg) kill him?
Qayoga meçra fatraçra agra?
[kˠɑ'jokɑ 'meçrɑ ɸɑtʰ'rɑçrɑ 'ɑkrɑ]
qayoga meçra fa-traçra agra
Q you.ERG.S PST.PFV-kill 3S.ABS

Didn't you(pl) kill him?
Qayoga meçesa fatraçra agra?
[kˠɑ'jokɑ me'çesɑ ɸɑtʰ'rɑçrɑ 'ɑkrɑ]
qayoga meçesa fa-traçra agra
Q you.ERG.P PST.PFV-kill 3S.ABS

Yes. / No.
Açe. / Oga.
['ɑçe] / ['okɑ]
açe / oga
indeed / NOT

Who did you(sg) kill?
Meçra fatraçra ogla?
['meçrɑ ɸɑ'tʰrɑçrɑ 'oklɑ]
meçra fa-traçra ogla
you.ERG.S PST.PFV-kill PN.INT.ABS.S

Who did you(pl) kill?
Meçesa fatraçra ogla?
[me'çesɑ ɸɑ'tʰrɑçrɑ 'oklɑ]
meçesa fa-traçra ogla
you.ERG.P PST.PFV-kill PN.INT.ABS.S

Who(sg) killed him?
Oçla fatraçra agra?
['oçlɑ ɸɑ'tʰrɑçrɑ 'ɑkrɑ]
oçla fa-traçra agra
PN.INT.ERG.S PST.PFV-kill 3S.ABS

Who(pl) killed him?
Oçesa fatraçra agra?
[o'çesɑ ɸɑ'tʰrɑçrɑ 'ɑkrɑ]
oçesa fa-traçra agra
PN.INT.ERG.P PST.PFV-kill 3S.ABS

How did you(sg) do it?
Meçra mese fafasa mogla?
['meçrɑ 'mese ɸɑ'ɸɑsɑ 'moklɑ]
meçra mese fa-fasa mogla
you.ERG.S how PST.PFV-dig DIST.ABS.S

How did you(pl) do it?
Meçesa mese fafasa mogla?
['meçesɑ 'mese ɸɑ'ɸɑsɑ 'moklɑ]
meçesa mese fa-fasa mogla
you.ERG.P how PST.PFV-dig DIST.ABS.S
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Re: Fun with questions

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Ha uo vu ji?
Q kill* NOM.2s.ICS ACC.3s.ANIM.DEF.ICS
Did you kill him?

Ahe. / Kka.
POS / NEG
Yes, I did. / No, I didn't.

Ha kka uo vu ji?
Q NEG kill* NOM.2s.ICS ACC.3s.ANIM.DEF.ICS
Didn't you kill him?

Ahe. / Kka.
POS / NEG
Yes, I did. / No, I didn't.

Uo vu ji mo?
kill* NOM.2s.ICS ACC.3s.ANIM.DEF.ICS what
Who did you kill?

Uo ji ju mo?
kill* ACC.3s.ANIM.DEF.ICS NOM.3s.ANIM.DEF.ICS what
Who killed him?

Ntie vu lo mmo?
Tieie vu lo moio? (alternative forms)
do.this1 NOM.2s.ICS ADV do.what?
How did you do it? (Literally: "You did this (which I mentioned) by doing what?")

*Uo specifies deliberate killing which is neither for (pre-emptive) self-defence or in order to eat. It also specifies an initiated man or an animal in the nominative role.
Glossing Abbreviations: COMP = comparative, C = complementiser, ACS / ICS = accessible / inaccessible, GDV = gerundive, SPEC / NSPC = specific / non-specific, AG = agent, E = entity (person, animal, thing)
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Re: Fun with questions

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Nereifa:

Ta avun thara neme dweor?
[ta ˈa.vun ˈθa.ɾa ˈne.me dʋeɔɾ]
yes_no_question past_aux.2SG kill.PART 2SG 3SG.ACC
Did you kill him?

Ksan. / Saksan.
[ksan ˈsa.ksan]
Yes. / No.

Ta savun thara neme dweor?
[ta ˈsa.vun ˈθa.ɾa ˈne.me dʋeɔɾ]
yes_no_question past_aux.2SG.NEG kill.PART 2SG 3SG.ACC
Didn't you kill him?

Yes. / No.
Ksan. / Saksan.

(The correct way of answering negative questions in Nereifa is "yes, I did not" or "no, I did". Didn't you kill him? -> Yes, I didn't kill him / No, I did kill him)

Avun thara neme taiveor?
[ˈa.vun ˈθa.ɾa ˈne.me ˈtaj.veɔɾ]
past_aux.2SG kill.PART 2SG who.ACC
Who did you kill?

Avui thara taiva dweor?
[ˈa.vuj ˈθa.ɾa ˈtaj.va dʋeɔr]
past_aux.3SG kill.PART who 3SG.ACC
Who killed him?

Tis avun gwera neme so paleor?
[tis ˈa.vun ˈgwe.ɾa ˈne.me suj ˈpa.leɔɾ]
how past_aux.2SG do.PART 2SG DEF thing.ACC
How did you do it?
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Re: Fun with questions

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Lonmai Luna(romanization):

tak kati kuta dala? ahe. / modahe.
Q 2.SG kill 3.SG? Yes. / No.
Did you kill him? Yes. / No.

tak kati modo kuta dala? ahe. / modahe.
Q 2.SG NEG kill 3.SG? Yes. / No.
Didn't you kill him? Yes. / No.

kati kuta maken?(specific person) / kati kuta mak?(non-specific person)
2.SG kill who? / 2.SG kill who/what?
Who did you kill?

maken kuta dala?(specific person) / mak kuta dala?(no -specific person)
who kill 3.SG / who/what kill 3.SG
Who killed him?

kati kuta dala iki mak?(method/means) / kati kuta dala ik mak?(tool)
2.SG kill 3.SG by what? / 2.SG kill 3.SG by.using what?
How did you do it?
I prefer to not be referred to with masculine pronouns and nouns such as “he/him/his”.
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