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Interrogative question?



I've got a question about interrogatives.  (Do I ever
start an email without saying, "I have a
question..."?)  I'm having some difficulty deciding
what my interrogatives will be in C-a.  I've come up
with several possibilities derived from several
sources.

First there's

Who  fin <quem
What  fid <quid
Which  fi <qui (or que)
Where  pa <qua
When  pun <quum
Why  pu <quur
How pomu <quommu
Which <qui (or que)

Second there's

What/Which  pali <qualis
Why pervi <per qui
Where jundi <unde

Third there's the possibility of borrowing Hebrew
(either as Hebrew or as a standin for Punic) _man_ for
"what".  Why?  Just because I like the word.

Have any real Romlangs borrowed any interrogatives
from non-Latin/Romance sources?

Additionally, I am concidering including the following
interrogatives:

To what degree?  Pan?
How much/many?  Pandu?
How often?  Pochi?

Currently, I'm leaning toward the following scheme:

Fin   Who
Fid   What
Pali  What 
Pun   When
Pervi Why
Jundi Where
Pomu  How
Pandu How much/many
Pochi How often

But I could change my mind entirely at any moment. 
Conlangers perrogative, you know.  What say you?

Adam