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Questions with question words as subjects are parallel
to focus sentences. The question actually asks 'Who is the
one who ?' Sometimes nvanq 'who, which' is used after
the question word, just as the case with focus sentences.
151. Soe (nyang) wiet bak bungbng nyoe?
Who who break tree flower this
'Who is the one who has broken this flower tree?'
If the answers to this type of questions are given in
full, such answers are always focus sentences. In the
following, (b's) are answers to (a's). Notice that the verbs
in these sentences are not cross-referenced with the
subjects, which is the rule for verbs in focus sentences.
(See 4.9.7).
152. a) Soe rhah sipatu lon?
Who wash shoe I
'Who washed my shoes?'
b) Ma (nyang) (*geu-)rhah. Geu-peugah ka kuto.
Mother who 3r-wash -say IN dirty
Tt is mother who washed them. She said they
are dirty.'
153. a) Peue gidong tika nyoe?
What tread-on mat this
'What trod on this mat?'