Where does “-kaa” come from?
-kaa (Broome Pearling Lugger Pidgin) comes from Japanese か, from Japanese いつか.
-kaa (Broome Pearling Lugger Pidgin): marks yes/no questions; marks if-assumptions
Definitions
- marks yes/no questions; marks if-assumptions
Ancestry of “-kaa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | か | final interrogative particle, similar to a... |
| 2 | Japanese | いつか | — |