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Question Words

Louisiana Creole uses a compact set of interrogative words. Many have shorter and longer variants that overlap with pronouns (who, what, which are also pronouns).

Who
Ki, Ki-ça

Ki is also used as a relative pronoun.

Ki çé ki vwayé twa ça?

Who is it that sent you that?

Ki çé ci-là?

Who's that one over there?

What
Ça, Ki, Konmen

Ça ça di, nèg?

What's up, dude?

Ki t'alé manjé?

What are you going to eat?

Where
Aou/Ayou, Éou/Éyou

Aou zòt va aswar?

Where are y'all going tonight?

Éyou yé sorti?

Where are they from?

Why
Kwafèr, Poukwa

Kwafèr to pa kourí wa Nonk Jil?

Why aren't you going see uncle Jules?

Poukwa l'ap kouri à Ibéry touletem?

Why's she going to New Iberia so often?

When
Ékan, kan

Ékan to va fini l'ékòl?

So when are you going to finish school?

Which
Ékèl, Kèl

Ékèl liv to préfèr?

Which book do you prefer?

How
Konmen

Komen yé pèl twa?

What's your name? / What do people call you?

How many
Kombyin

Kombyin li payé pou ça?

How much did he pay for this?