PhonInt: Polar questions appear in the same word order as their declarative equivalents and are marked exclusively by intonation.
soup cook-pst.3sg
‘The soup is ready.’ (S. D.)
(2) ismit pajtāχt-as?
soup cook-pst.3sg
‘Is the soup ready?’ (S. D.)
1.figure. The intonation contour of sentence (1). The falling of the pitch contour can also be observed
(blue line).
2.figure. The intonation contour of the interrogative sentence (2). The typical rising intonation can be
observed on the penultimate syllable (blue line).