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nouns are discussed in 6-2. Suffixes that nominalize

verbs are discussed in 7-4.21 and 7-4.22.)

5-2 Closed Classes of Noun Roots

5-2.1 Interrogatives

In all dialects, interrogatives usually occur
followed by the sentence suffix -sa information interroga-
tive with or without intervening suffixes. Interrogatives
may also serve as indefinite pronouns when properly suf-

fixed (see 7-4.24). The inter.ogative roots are

kama ~ kamisa ‘how'

kawki ‘where!
kuna "what '
k"iti ‘who!

gawg"a (and variants) ‘how much/how many'

Only the first and the last show any variation in the
root. The second, third, and last enter into a number
of derived formations which display some dialectal vari-

ation.