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Phrase Detail
Nyanyararr kiya?
What are you talking about?
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Example of using 'nyanya' to ask a question. It comes first in the sentence before the verb. The person marker for 'you' - 'arr' has been added.
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Words Associated:
nyanya - what? how?
kiya - to speak
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Reference:
Victorian Languages: A Late Survey: L.A. Hercus; p. 53, Interrogative clauses