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what?

Semantic Field: grammar
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish: que, qué
Meaning Portuguese: que

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Language	Orthographic Form	Phonemicized Form	Gloss as in Source	Etymology Code	Loan Source	General Notes	Source
Achagua	tána	tána		inheritance			See Language page
Aché		bue rõ		unknown			See Language page
Aguaruna	wají	waxí		inheritance			See Language page
Akawaio	ökrö	öʔrö		inheritance	Akawaio-Pemon		See Language page
Akawaio/Ingariko dialect	ɤʔrɤ (as a question)	ɤʔrɤ (as a question)					See Language page
Andoke	híʌ	híʌ		unique			See Language page
Arabana	minha			inheritance
Araona		ai; kʷipa					See Language page
Arutani	maya	maya					See Language page
Ashuar	warí	wari					See Language page
Ayoreo		goo'tike e; goo'tora'kee					See Language page
Baniwa	kóaka	kóaka		inheritance			See Language page
Bankalachi Toloim	hahp'-tră “what is it?” 221			inheritance
Barasano	~je	~je					See Language page
Bardi	anggi			inheritance
Bará		jẽ'ẽ́, de'éro					See Language page
Barí		aybi; aybidou				Colombia: ʔaybi. Chibchan form is 'hi.	See Language page
Baure	woyikowon; kon	wojikowon; kon		unique			See Language page
Big Smokey Valley Shoshone	hiin, hakai (of saying), hakani (doing)			inheritance
Bora	ɨɨná	ɨɨná		unknown			See Language page
Bunuba	nginjaga			unknown
Burarra	[missing]			missing
Cahuilla	hiche'a			inheritance			S&H 1979
Camsa	ndajá	ndajá					See Language page
Candoshi-Shapra	máyá	májá		unique			See Language page
Carapana	ñe	ɲɛ					See Language page
Carijona	ətɨ (interr.)			inheritance			See Language page
Cavineña	a(ʔ)i; ehe	a(ʔ)i; ehe		inheritance			See Language page
Cayuvava		'bočae; 'bɔčipe					See Language page
Central Aymara	kuna	kunasa					See Language page
Central Sierra Miwok	ti/n:y-			inheritance
Cha'palaa		'ti-n; tʸee; 'tih-'tu-n					See Language page
Chemehuevi	hani/(a)			inheritance
Chipaya		č̣ʰulut					See Language page
Chiriguano		ᵐbae-pa		inheritance			See Language page
Chorote, Iyojwa'ja		ten					See Language page
Chumash Barbareno	kiki'i			inheritance			Wash 2001:39
Chumash Cruzeno	weta, nuwash7a			unknown			JPH
Chumash Ineseno	suk'u			unknown			A 15
Chumash Obispeno	qasty			unknown			JPH
Chumash Ventureno	kjeki, huki he? (89:062)			inheritance			JPH
Chácobo	hawɨ; hawɨ-ni	hawɨ; hawɨ-ni		inheritance			See Language page
Cocopa	lu:ny, lu:p			unknown
Cofán	jongoesu	hoⁿgwɛsɯ				phonemic transcriptions are ESTIMATIONS	See Language page
Comanche	hina, hini			inheritance
Cubeo	aipe, ye	aipɛ, jɛ		inheritance			See Language page
Cupeño	hi-sh	[hɪʃ]		inheritance
Desano	doʔpá, jẽʔẽ́	doʔpá, jẽʔẽ́		inheritance			See Language page
Dhangu	nhä			inheritance
Dhuwal	nhä			inheritance
Dhuwala	nhä			inheritance
Diyari	minha			inheritance
DiyariREU	mina?			inheritance
Djambarrpuyngu	nha:
Djapu	nhä			inheritance
Djeoromitxi	be	be					See Language page
Djinang	nyimi			inheritance
Dâw	pay	paj		unique			See Language page
Epena		'kʰãare; kʰa'sa				Respectively: as in 'What (was it)?'; 'What (is your name)?'. Also sãga-'hi-ma 'What happened? (past information)'.	See Language page
Ese Ejja		ae; hai		unique			See Language page
Ese Ejja/Huarayo	yaxa	yaxa					See Language page
Esselen	keT-??			unknown			Shaull 1995:213
Eñepa	nəhpa	nəhpa		unique			See Language page
Gabrielino	heta:;			inheritance
Gajirrabeng	garna			inheritance
Gooniyandi	jaji			unique
Guayabero		ʔatʃá-x		unique			See Language page
Gupapuyngu	nhä			inheritance
Gurindji	nyampa			inheritance
Hodï	kwe			unique			See Language page
Huambisa	wari	wari					See Language page
Hup	hɨ̃n'ɨ̌h	~hɨd'ɨ̌h		inheritance			See Language page
Ignaciano		'tahaʔa					See Language page
Iipay 'Aa	'uuch	[Ɂuˑ˅ʧ]		unknown
Ingá	ima (relative)/imatak (interrogative)	ima (relative)/imatak (interrogative)					See Language page
Iquito	saáca	saáka		inheritance			See Language page
Itonama		kadaya					See Language page
Jaru	nyarra			inheritance
Jawi	aŋgi gurrundyin ?	aŋgi gurrunjin ?		inheritance
Kabiyari	mikha, umha, arhi (who/what)	mikha, umha, arhi (who/what)					See Language page
Kaingang	ne, hẽ ri ke kã	nenɛ̃; hɛ̃ ri ke kã; ne					See Language page
Kakua		dedê		inheritance			See Language page
Kalapalo	uwa-	uwa-		unknown			See Language page
Kamayurá	maˀanuat	maˀanuat		inheritance			See Language page
Karajarri	ngana			inheritance
Kariña	oty	otɨ	what				Yamada 2010:785
Karitiana	mõramõn	mõɾamõn		unknown			See Language page
Katukina		hawɨ-ra					See Language page
Kawaiisu	ha-ga			inheritance
Kija	kapu			inheritance
Kiliwa	7-kWit			unknown
Kitanemuk	haminat			inheritance
Kokama	mari	mari		inheritance			See Language page
Koreguaje	ʉque	ʉke		doubtful loan	Spanish		See Language page
Kotiria	~yaba	~jaba		inheritance	E Tuk		See Language page
Kwazá	tsũhũ	tsũhũ					See Language page
Lake Miwok	hi/nti			inheritance
Lengua		yaksa(k)					See Language page
Lokono	ama	ama	what				Pet 1987:377
Luiseño	hi:-cha			inheritance
Maca		ɬek					See Language page
Macaguan	nekía, nekiája	nekía, nekiáha		unique			See Language page
Maidu	he\si/			inheritance
Maihiki	iye	ije		inheritance			See Language page
Makiritare	ākene (IDS); a:kene (KM) (also means how), önekö:mü (KH)	a:kene (KM), ənekə:mɨ (KH)		inheritance			See Language page
Makuna	~je	~je		inheritance			See Language page
Makushi	ɨʔ (IDS)	ɨʔ (IDS)		unique			See Language page
Malyangapa	minha			inheritance
Mangala	ngantu			inheritance
Mapoyo	ëtïna	ɛtʊna					See Language page
Mapudungun		čem				Same form in Ranquel.	See Language page
Matses	atoda, atotsi	atoɾa, atotsi		unknown			See Language page
Minica Witoto	mïnḯka	mɯnɯ́ka					See Language page
Miriwung	gaboo			inheritance
Mithaka	mina			inheritance
Mocoví		negeʔ					See Language page
Mojave	kuuch			unknown
Mosetén-Chimané		ha'tahyĩka				Also he'dʸeʔ.	See Language page
Movima	eɬe-ɬaʔa	eɬe-ɬaʔa					See Language page
Mudburra	ngadarra
Mudburra	ngadarra			inheritance
Muinane	xínéxe	xínέxɛ					See Language page
Muisca	ipqua	ipkua					See Language page
Murui Witoto	bu.e	bu.ɛ		unique			See Language page
Mutsun	hiTise			inheritance			O77:72
Máku	čini	tʃini					See Language page
Nadëb/Roçado dialect		hɨ̱:d, nɨ:h		inheritance			See Language page
Napo Lowland Quichua	ima	ima					See Language page
Ngamini	wananda			unique
Ngandi	nyja			unique
Ngarluma	nhala			unique
Ngumbarl	yangee	<yangee>		inheritance
Nheengatu	maá	maá		inheritance			See Language page
Nhirrpi	minha			inheritance
Nimanburru	aŋgi gurrindyin ?	aŋgi gurrindyin ?		inheritance
Ninam	kale, karɨ thə (EM72)	kale, kaɾɨ tʰə (EM72)		unique			See Language page
Nisenan	homa:			inheritance
Nivaclé		še	what?				https://ids.clld.org/
Northern Emberá	kã́re / zãoá	kã́re / zãoá					See Language page
Northern Mangarla	ngantu
Northern Nyangumarta	ngani			inheritance
Northern Paiute	haga,			inheritance			SAA 1982
Northern Sierra Miwok	ha:			inheritance?
Nukak		dee2de		inheritance			See Language page
Nyangumarta	ngani			inheritance
Nyikina	ngana	ŋana		inheritance
Nɨpode Witoto	nï-póde	nɯ-pódɛ					See Language page
Ocaina	dsoh	dzoʔ		unknown			See Language page
Paakantyi	miṉa			inheritance
Paraguayan Guaraní		ᵐba'ʔepa					See Language page
Paresi	xoanere, xoare	ʃoanere, ʃoare		unknown			See Language page
Pemon	ök (E1980); ök (M2000)	ök (E1980)		inheritance			See Language page
Piapoco	càiná, cawiná	kàiná, kawiná					See Language page
Piaroa	däje	dæhe		unknown			See Language page
Pilagá		'haiʔčo-gamaʁa					See Language page
Pirriya	[missing]			missing
Pitta-Pitta	minha			inheritance
Plains Miwok	ha:h			inheritance?
Puinave	bə-i-dik	bə-i-dik		unique			See Language page
Pumé	tjãnã						See Language page
Páez	quiananqui	kiananki					See Language page
Qawasqar		aḳwaso				Also kwa, which also means 'how?'. Bo records akwaɬ for Central QWS.	See Language page
Quechua Ayacuchano	ima	ima					See Language page
Rirratjingu	nha:			inheritance
Ritharrngu	nhaa			inheritance
Salinan A	tas- p. 35			unknown
Salinan M	Taltom'			unknown			Mason 1918:36
Sanapaná/Dialect Angaité		inkai aktaha; sik...ki; siktoi					See Language page
Sanapaná/Dialect Enlhet		sok ke; sok ɬaʔa ye; ɬaʔa ye					See Language page
Sanumá	kapite (EM72)	kapite (EM72)		unknown			See Language page
Sape	pemente	pemente					See Language page
Secoya	quea'ni	keaʔni					See Language page
Selknam		h-uneṣ					See Language page
Seri (Comcaac)	a/z, haz			unknown
Serrano	hi:t			inheritance
Sikuani		dé:tsa: xua [xua='thing']		inheritance			See Language page
Siona	hado, 'ke (Spanish loan?)	hado, 'ke (Spanish loan?)		unknown; doubtful loan	Spanish		See Language page
Siriano	di'ʔí-, jẽ.'ẽ́-do	di'ʔí-, jẽ.'ẽ́-do					See Language page
Sirionó	mae; ma (P85)	mae; ma		inheritance			See Language page
Southern Paiute	aga- “what” (w/ post pos);			inheritance
Southern Pastaza Quechua	ima	ima					See Language page
Southern Sierra Miwok	mi-, tin:y-			inheritance
Southern Ute	ag'arY			inheritance
Sáliva	ãda	ãda		unknown			See Language page
Tanimuca	daʔko'a	daʔko'a		inheritance			See Language page
Tariana	kwaka	kwaka		inheritance			See Language page
Tatuyo	dópe, 'jẽẽ	dópe, 'jẽẽ					See Language page
Taushiro	antu´han	antuʔhan					See Language page
Tehuelche		'ket				With reference to a thing.	See Language page
Tikuna	taxacü (interrogative) [5, 2, 2]	taʔakɨ		unique			See Language page
Tiriyó	eeke (more closely 'how')	eeke		inheritance			See Language page
Toba		'negeʔt					See Language page
Trinitario		ta(h)a					See Language page
Trumai	hele=in	hele=in		unique			See Language page
Tukano	yẽéʔ (hr)	jẽéʔ (hr)		inheritance	E Tuk		See Language page
Tuyuka	yẽ'ẽ	jẽʔẽ					See Language page
Tübatulabal	haajn, haajnt			inheritance
Tümpisa Shoshone	hii			inheritance
Unggumi	agaba ~ agubayi	agaba ~ agubayi		loan	Warrwa
Urarina	dʒa	tʃa		unique			See Language page
Wai Wai	ahče	ahče		inheritance			See Language page
Waikhana	ja'be, dɨʔ'se	ja'be, dɨʔ'se					See Language page
Waimaja	ñẽ́	ɲẽ́					See Language page
Waimiri Atroari	apia	apja					See Language page
Walmajarri	nyapartu			inheritance
Wangkayutyuru	[missing]			missing
Waorani	k̃ĩnõ			unique			See Language page
Wapishana	kʰanu-m dii; naʔapʰam	kʰanu-m dii; naʔapʰam		inheritance	Proto North Arawak?		See Language page
Wappo	tha/l			unknown
Warao	kasikaha (what/some/any)	kasikaha (what/some/any)					See Language page
Warrwa	anggi	angki		inheritance
Washo	hu/nga 588			unknown
Waurá	ka-i'c̷a; ka	ka-i'¢a; ka		inheritance			See Language page
Wayampi	mɔmaʔɛ	mɔmaʔɛ		inheritance			See Language page
Wayana	ëtï	ǝtɨ		inheritance			See Language page
Wayuu		kasa waiu					See Language page
Western Mono	hii/pI/			inheritance
Wichí Lhamtés Güisnay		a'tˀep					See Language page
Wintu	pe:h			inheritance
Worrorra	angu(w)iji	angu(w)iji		loan	Bardi
Wubuy	yangi			unique
Yabarana		ati					See Language page
Yagua	miy	mij		unique			See Language page
Yaminahua		aβaa...-mɨ̃					See Language page
Yan-nhangu	nhä			inheritance
Yandruwandha	minha, minhaya			inheritance
Yanomam	wɨtipi (EM72)	wɨtipi		inheritance			See Language page
Yanomami	weti (MM07)	weti		inheritance			See Language page
Yarluyandi	minha			inheritance
Yavapai	ka/(v)			unknown
Yawarrawarrka	mina?			inheritance
Yawuru	kamba warany	kamba warany		inheritance
Yine		kľa; kľɨ					See Language page
Yokuts Palewyami	how-wahl/-te:			inheritance			CHM Berman 2002
Yokuts Yawdanchi	ha- 267 han 228			inheritance			K07:267,228
Yokuts Yowlumne	ha'uk			inheritance			N1944:233
Yuhup	n'ɨ̌h	~d'ɨ̌h		inheritance			See Language page
Yuki	7iyi			inheritance			S&S 1984
Yukpa		o'ta					See Language page
Yukuna	na	na		inheritance			See Language page
Yuruti	jẽ́ẽ, 'dáiro	jẽ́ẽ, 'dáiro					See Language page
Záparo	katsaka	katsaka					See Language page


Achagua
Aché
Aguaruna
Akawaio
Akawaio/Ingariko dialect
Andoke
Arabana
Araona
Arutani
Ashuar
Ayoreo
Baniwa
Bankalachi Toloim
Barasano
Bardi
Bará
Barí
Baure
Big Smokey Valley Shoshone
Bora
Bunuba
Burarra
Cahuilla
Camsa
Candoshi-Shapra
Carapana
Carijona
Cavineña
Cayuvava
Central Aymara
Central Sierra Miwok
Cha'palaa
Chemehuevi
Chipaya
Chiriguano
Chorote, Iyojwa'ja
Chumash Barbareno
Chumash Cruzeno
Chumash Ineseno
Chumash Obispeno
Chumash Ventureno
Chácobo
Cocopa
Cofán
Comanche
Cubeo
Cupeño
Desano
Dhangu
Dhuwal
Dhuwala
Diyari
DiyariREU
Djambarrpuyngu
Djapu
Djeoromitxi
Djinang
Dâw
Epena
Ese Ejja
Ese Ejja/Huarayo
Esselen
Eñepa
Gabrielino
Gajirrabeng
Gooniyandi
Guayabero
Gupapuyngu
Gurindji
Hodï
Huambisa
Hup
Ignaciano
Iipay 'Aa
Ingá
Iquito
Itonama
Jaru
Jawi
Kabiyari
Kaingang
Kakua
Kalapalo
Kamayurá
Karajarri
Kariña
Karitiana
Katukina
Kawaiisu
Kija
Kiliwa
Kitanemuk
Kokama
Koreguaje
Kotiria
Kwazá
Lake Miwok
Lengua
Lokono
Luiseño
Maca
Macaguan
Maidu
Maihiki
Makiritare
Makuna
Makushi
Malyangapa
Mangala
Mapoyo
Mapudungun
Matses
Minica Witoto
Miriwung
Mithaka
Mocoví
Mojave
Mosetén-Chimané
Movima
Mudburra
Mudburra
Muinane
Muisca
Murui Witoto
Mutsun
Máku
Nadëb/Roçado dialect
Napo Lowland Quichua
Ngamini
Ngandi
Ngarluma
Ngumbarl
Nheengatu
Nhirrpi
Nimanburru
Ninam
Nisenan
Nivaclé
Northern Emberá
Northern Mangarla
Northern Nyangumarta
Northern Paiute
Northern Sierra Miwok
Nukak
Nyangumarta
Nyikina
Nɨpode Witoto
Ocaina
Paakantyi
Paraguayan Guaraní
Paresi
Pemon
Piapoco
Piaroa
Pilagá
Pirriya
Pitta-Pitta
Plains Miwok
Puinave
Pumé
Páez
Qawasqar
Quechua Ayacuchano
Rirratjingu
Ritharrngu
Salinan A
Salinan M
Sanapaná/Dialect Angaité
Sanapaná/Dialect Enlhet
Sanumá
Sape
Secoya
Selknam
Seri (Comcaac)
Serrano
Sikuani
Siona
Siriano
Sirionó
Southern Paiute
Southern Pastaza Quechua
Southern Sierra Miwok
Southern Ute
Sáliva
Tanimuca
Tariana
Tatuyo
Taushiro
Tehuelche
Tikuna
Tiriyó
Toba
Trinitario
Trumai
Tukano
Tuyuka
Tübatulabal
Tümpisa Shoshone
Unggumi
Urarina
Wai Wai
Waikhana
Waimaja
Waimiri Atroari
Walmajarri
Wangkayutyuru
Waorani
Wapishana
Wappo
Warao
Warrwa
Washo
Waurá
Wayampi
Wayana
Wayuu
Western Mono
Wichí Lhamtés Güisnay
Wintu
Worrorra
Wubuy
Yabarana
Yagua
Yaminahua
Yan-nhangu
Yandruwandha
Yanomam
Yanomami
Yarluyandi
Yavapai
Yawarrawarrka
Yawuru
Yine
Yokuts Palewyami
Yokuts Yawdanchi
Yokuts Yowlumne
Yuhup
Yuki
Yukpa
Yukuna
Yuruti
Záparo

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