Table 1. Question words (“what?”) and interjections (“huh?”) for initiating repair in ten languages.
Language | Question word | Interjection |
Cha'palaa | ti | |
Dutch | wat | hɜ↗ |
Icelandic | khva ː θ | ha |
Italian | khɔza | εː↗ |
Lao | hãː↗ | |
Mandarin Chn. | ʂəmə | ãː↗ |
Murriny Patha | taŋgu | ãː↗ |
Russian | ʃtɔ | aː↗ |
Siwu | beː | ã:↗ |
Spanish | ke | e↗ |