Interrogatives
Yahv does not provide for questions as would be typically expected, instead
commanding a response. In Common, one would ask What is this food?
. Yahv, by comparison,
would instead state something like (tell me) this food is what.
| Word |
Pronunciation |
IPA |
Meaning |
| eda |
eh-dah |
[εˑdaː] |
Interrogative for the direct or indirect question for the identity of someone (who) |
| ada |
ah-dah |
[aˑdaː] |
Interrogative especially which of an open-ended set of possibilities (what) |
| axa |
ah-'chah |
[aˑxaː] |
Interrogative for direct or indirect questions about time (when) |
| ida |
ee-dah |
[iˑdaː] |
Interrogative for in, at or to what place (where) |
| aza |
ah-shah |
[aˑʃaː] |
Interrogative adverb used in either a direct or indirect question (why) |
| eza |
eh-shah |
[εˑʃaː] |
Interrogative for what degree or extent (how) |
| ega |
eh-gah |
[εˑgaː] |
Interrogative for what of those mentioned or implied (which) |
Examples
| Phrase |
IPA |
Meaning |
| Kwriokv ada. |
[kʊˑɬiːoːkɐː aˑdaː] |
What is this food? |
| Rw eda. |
[ɬʊː εˑdaː] |
Who are you? |
| Zv nayi axa. |
[ʃɐː naːjiː aˑxaː] |
When do we eat? |
| Digi tidvrukv aza. |
[diːgiː tɬːdɐˑɬuːkɐː aˑʃaː] |
Why is the sky blue? |
| Urilokv ida. |
[uːɬiːloːkɐˑ iːdaː] |
Where is the guard? |
| Kino zitedadoko rw deya eza. |
[kiːnoː ʃiːtεˑdaˑdoˑkoː ɬʊː dεˑjaː εˑʃaː] |
How would you learn to dance? |
| Cixicikv rw yeri ega. |
[tʃiːxiːtʃiːkɐˑ ɬʊː jεˑɬiː εˑgaː] |
Which weapon do you prefer? |