ᴹQ. matwe pron. “whether, which of two” (Category: What)
An pronominal correlative meaning “whether, which of two” appearing in Demonstrative, Relative, and Correlative Stems (DRC) from 1948 (PE23/107), a combination of interrogative ᴹQ. ma and ᴹQ. atwe “one of two”.
Reference ✧ PE23/107 ✧ “whether, which of two”
Elements
ma | “interrogative particle” |
atwe | “another (of two); one of the two, *either (when one has a choice but does not specify)” |