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A grammar of Pite Saami, 2014

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6 Nominals II: Pronouns<br />

are listed in Table 6.6; examples are provided in (7) and (8).<br />

(7) nå,<br />

nå<br />

gejna dä<br />

ge-jna dä<br />

well who-com.sg then<br />

‘Well, who did you go with?’<br />

(8) gen<br />

ge-n<br />

gabmaga<br />

gabmag-a<br />

who-gen.sg shoe-nom.pl<br />

‘Whose shoes are these?’<br />

tjuovo?<br />

tjuovo<br />

accompany\2sg.pst<br />

lä dá?<br />

lä d-á<br />

be\3pl.prs dem-prox\nom.pl<br />

[pit080924.071]<br />

[pit100404.326]<br />

Table 6.6: Interrogative pronouns with human referents<br />

sg pl<br />

nom ge ge<br />

gen gen gej<br />

acc gev gejd<br />

ill gesa gejda<br />

iness genne gejdne<br />

elat gesste gejsste<br />

com gejna gej<br />

6.4.2 Interrogative pronouns with non-human referents<br />

Interrogative pronouns with non-human referents use the stem m- and inflect<br />

for the number (singular or plural) <strong>of</strong> the intended referent and for case. These<br />

pronouns are listed in Table 6.7 on the facing page; an example is provided in (9).<br />

(9) mav<br />

ma-v<br />

dån<br />

dån<br />

what-acc.sg 2sg.nom<br />

‘What do you want?’<br />

sida?<br />

sida<br />

want\2sg.prs<br />

[pit090519.194]<br />

6.4.3 Interrogative pronouns concerning a selection<br />

The two selective interrogative pronouns are used to enquire about the selection<br />

or choice <strong>of</strong> an item. The stem mikkir- refers to a selection in general, while the<br />

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