INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS.

1. The words used are _ati_, who; _taa, tafa_, what. The personal

article _a_ makes _ati_ who, singular, _gerati_ plural. Both _ti_

and _taa_ are nouns. The adverb _ba_ may be added to _ati_ for the

purpose of emphasis: _ati ba_ who? _Ti_ stands for the name of the

person and _ati_ means, what is the name? _ati mwane_ what man? The

demonstrative _ne_ may be added for emphasis: _ati ne_ who is it

then? _Ati_ has also an indefinite use: _ati susulia_ who knows?

2. With _taa_, _tafa_, the definite article _si_ may be used: _si

taa_ what, that which, _taa_ may follow the noun, _ta si doo taa_

what sort of thing? _si doo taa ne_ what? The adverb _fai_ (where)

may be used as an interrogative pronoun: _nifai_ which, what?

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