Language | Family | Form for WHAT | Gloss for WHAT | Form for WHY | Gloss for WHY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nenets | Uralic | ŋamge | what? | ŋamge | why? |
Hawaiian | Austronesian | aha | what? | aha | why? |
Yagua | Peba-Yagua | nũtyara | what? | nũtyara | why? |
Araona | Pano-Tacanan | kʷipa | what? | kʷipa | why? |
Ayoreo | Zamucoan | goo'tike e | what? | goo'tike e | why? |
Ayoreo | Zamucoan | goo'tora'kee | what? | goo'to-rake e | why? |
Mahasu Pahari (Kotghari dialect) | Indo-European | ka | what? | ka | why? |
Prai | Austroasiatic | čiʔ waʔ | what? | čiʔ wa'ʔ | why? |
Prai | Austroasiatic | siʔ waʔ | what? | siʔ waʔ | why? |
Mang Ch | Austroasiatic | ma.31 mɔ.31 | what? | ma.31 mɔ.31 | why? |
Blagar, Manatang | Timor-Alor-Pantar | ʔetaraŋ | what? | ʔetaraŋ | why? |
Funai Helong | Austronesian | elola | what? | elola | why? |
Habun | Austronesian | sania | what? | sania | why? |
Idate | Austronesian | loʔo_saː | what? | loʔo_saː | why? |
South Mambae, Letefoho | Austronesian | sabiːd | what? | sabiːd | why? |
Midiki | Austronesian | séʔi | what? | seʔi | why? |
Uruangnirin | Austronesian | suˈai | what? | suˈai | why? |
Meadow Mari | Uralic | mo | what | mo | why |
Tamil | Dravidian | enːʌ | what | eːn | why |
Hawaiian | Austronesian | aha | what? | aha | why? |
Selice Romani | Indo-European | so | what? | so | why? |