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  1.  
    1. a question marker MD
    1. linguistic breakdown
       related words
      IPC ⚡️   like: anohc
      1. is it the case that ...? CW
      2. is that so? [question marker; enclitic follows questioned element in initial position] CW
      3. Question marker AECD
      1. Word components:
    2. Morph-Vr  
      1. ?? small pieces [cf. cîsâwât-] WMDD
      1. IPH   like: êkosi pitamâ   📖
        1. is it not the case? was it not? not so? might it not be the case that? CW
        1. Word components: (na)ma ,
      2. IPH   like: êkosi pitamâ
        1. or, or maybe CW
        1. Word components: êkâ ,
      3. IPH   like: êkosi pitamâ
        1. is that it? is that the one? CW
        1. Word components: /êwakw-/ , {-i}-5 ,
      4. IPH   like: êkosi pitamâ
        1. already? are you ready? CW
        1. Word components: âsay ,
      5. IPH   like: êkosi pitamâ   📖
        1. is that not so? CW
        1. Word components: namôýa ( nama, wiýa ) ,
      6. IPH   like: êkosi pitamâ
        1. is it not the case?, is it not that ...?, was that not so?, right? CW
        1. Word components: nama ( /nam-/-1, /-a/-6 ) ,
      7. IPH   like: êkosi pitamâ   📖
        1. or else CW
        1. Word components: /aw-/** , êkâ ,
      8. IPH   like: êkosi pitamâ
        1. is that it? is that the one? CW
        1. Word components: /êwakw-/ , {-i}-5 ,
      9. Phrase  
        1. Can you? MD
        2. Do you think you can? MD
        3. Will you? MD
        1. IPH   like: êkosi pitamâ   📖
          1. is it not?, is it not the case? CW
          2. could it be? CW
          1. Word components: namôýa ( nama, wiýa ) ,
        2. IPH   like: êkosi pitamâ
          1. I wonder, I wonder if CW
          2. I believe CW
          3. perhaps CW
          4. I don't know CW
          1. Word components: matwân ,
        3. IPH   like: êkosi pitamâ   📖
          1. is it not?, is it not the case? CW
          2. could it be? CW
          1. Word components: namôýa ( nama, wiýa ) ,
        4. IPH   like: êkosi pitamâ
          1. or else, or rather, or perhaps CW
          1. Word components: /nikotw-/ , /-(w)âw/ ,
        5. IPH   like: êkosi pitamâ
          1. I wonder if even, I don't even know CW
          1. Word components: matwân , , ahpô
        6. IPH   like: êkosi pitamâ
          1. never!, it cannot be! CW
          2. that will be the day! CW
          1. Word components: matwân , , tâpwê
        7. IPH   like: êkosi pitamâ
          1. it is a rare and welcome event that CW
          1. Word components: wiýâ , wîpac , , wiýa
        8. Morph-VTA-3  
          1. sting s.o., prick s.o. [?? < /cî(s)-/ + /-sw/] WMDD