wh-q old:4996 NZSL

Translation equivalents

English:

Major: what, where, why

Secondary: what are you doing?, what for?, what happened?, what is it?

Māori:

Major: he aha, kei hea, he aha ai

Notes

Used as a general interrogative, particularly by older signers.

Examples

  1. you[2321] name[2173] what[4996]
    What's your name?
  2. she[2297] move[702] house[845] where[4996]
    Where is she moving house to?
  3. you[2321] miss[2261] meeting[5095] why[4996]
    Why did you miss the meeting?

wh_q_old.4996.main_glosses.sh.r480x360.mp4 - main

what-4996-high_resolution.png - main

what-4996-high_resolution.png - main

wh_q_old.4996.finalexample2.sh.r480x360.mp4 - finalexample2

wh_q_old.4996.finalexample3.sh.r480x360.mp4 - finalexample3

wh_q_old.4996.finalexample1.sh.r480x360.mp4 - finalexample1

Relations to glosses

Relations from this gloss
  • No relations.
Relations to this gloss
  • No reverse relations.