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WH-interrogatives + ˣ um + NEGATIVE.

If Ë£ m + negative is added to Í -e forms, we got `no-WH' type expressions. The same construction, involving a negative verb, can also occur:

Note that for `nothing' we get Ðýᣠɧ×Á onnum ille `nothing' (`not even one thing.') The literal meaning of Ë£ ɧ×Á -um ille is `not even' and used with NOUNS instead of Í e- forms, it has this meaning:



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