Banawá Data

Elicitation data:

Interrogatives and imperatives

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Wh questions

Sound files

1. Transcription of WH questions

How

1. How did he kill the pig? I

2. How did he kill the pig? II

3. How did he kill the pig? III

4. How did you kill the pig?

5. How do you make a blowgun?

How many

1. How many fish hooks does Damiro need?

2. How many fish did Nefi catch?

What

1. What did your spouse eat yesterday?

2. What is your child doing?

3. What is your younger brother's name?

4. What's the name of your younger brother?

When

1. When did the snake bite the dog? I

2. When will the women hunt Kobaya?

3. When did the snake bite the dog?

4. When will the women hunt kobaya?

5. When will your father return? I

6. When will your father return? II

Where

1. Where did you see the jaguar?

2. Where is Toefi? I

3. Where is Toefi? II

4. Where is your father’s house?

Who

1. Who did Beto give the bow to?

2. Who gave bow to child?

3. Who killed the pig?

4. Who made this karaboa?

Whose

1. Whose bow? I

2. Whose bow? II

3. Whose father died?

4. Whose karaboa broke?

Why

1. Why back already? I

2. Why back already? II

3. Why did you kill the animal?

4. Why did you kill the large animal?

5. Why is the child crying? I

6. Why is the child crying? II

Yes/No questions

1. Transcription of Y/N questions

2. Are you going fishing now?

3. Are you going hunting now?

4. Did Batao shoot the animal?

5. Did you kill an animal?

6. Did the jaguar die?

7. Is this your karaboa?

8. Was it you who made the blowgun?

9. Do you need fishing line to go fishing?

10. Did you cook the fish or fry it?

11. Did you eat kobaya yesterday?

12. Do you have bananas?

13. Do you want this basket?

Imperatives

1a. Imperative Clause

1b. Transcription

2a. Imperative Clause

2b. Transcription

3a. Imperative Clause

3b. Transcription

4a. Imperative Clause

4b. Transcription

5a. Imperative Clause

5b. Transcription

Do you know? questions

1. Transcription of DYK questions

2. Do you know if the jaguar died?

3. Do you know when the plane returns?

4. Do you know when your father will return?

5. Do you know where biri lives?

6. Do you know where my knife is?

7. Do you know who made this blowgun?

8. Is your father feeling better?

9. My father is feeling better.

10. My father is not feeling better.

11. When will the plane return?

12. Why is the child crying? I

13. Why is the child crying? II

14. Your father went to the fields-When will he return?

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