Indirect Questions

The usage of the indirect question root iu- is basically similar to the use of indirect questions in English.

Indirect questions are about knowledge and belief, so they are best expressed with clauses and cieg-, a root whose meaning includes mental models.

Example 5.4. Indirect Questions

Pa iupe hexu ofciegxe.
Belief what+exist clause+part I+model+whole.
I know what that is.
Pa fuaaiupe hexu ofciegxe.
Belief person+what+exist clause+part I+model+whole.
I know who that is.
Ili ofxe pehanpokigeiuxu hexu atciega hexu ofciegxe ep.
Immediate I+whole smart+opposite+kind-of+what+part clause+part you+model+same clause+part I+model+whole not.
However I+model+whole inference difference+kind-of+part clause+part.
I don't know what kind of idiot you take me for,
but I'm certain that I'm a different kind.
(the Daily Whale, 23 April 2002)