6.7.3. Correlatives

1. Many Pronouns, Pronominal Adjectives and Adverbs have corresponding demonstrative, relative, interrogative, and indefinite forms. Such parallel forms are called Correlatives. Some of them (taken mainly from Latin and Germanic) are shown in the following table:

DEMONSTRATIVE

RELATIVE

INTERROG.

INDEF. REL.

INDEFINITE

i

qi

qi?

qiqi

aliqi

that

who?, what?

who?, what?

whoever, whatever

some one, something

tamtos

qamtos

qamtos?

qamtoskomqe

aliqamtos

so great

how (as) great

how great?

however great

some

talis (swo)

qalis

qalis?

qaliskomqe

-

such, so, this way

as

of what sort?

of whatever kind

-

toeno

qien

qien?

eneno

aliqeno

then ('this there')

when

when?

whenever

at some time

totero*

qitero

qitero?

qiterqiter

aliqiter

thither

whither

whither?

whithersoever

(to) somewhere

i

qa

qa?

qaqa

aliqa

that way

which way

which way?

whithersoever

(to) anywhere

toendes

qiendes

qiendes?

qiendekomqe

aliqiende

thence

whence

whence?

whencesoever

from somewhere

toko

qiko

qiko?

qikoqiqe

aliqiko

there ('this here')

where

where?

wherever

somewhere

tot

qot

qot?

qotqot

aliqot

so many

as

how many?

however many

some, several

totient

qotient

qotient?

qotientkomqe

aliqotient

so often

as

how often?

however often

at several times

so

qo

qo

qoqo

aliqo

this

who?, which?

who?, which?

whoever, whichever

some (of them)