MIAMI - Zeledon5
Instances of why

57ISAno (.) why ?
  nono.ADV whywhy.REL ?
  
66ISAwhy why you need it ?
  whywhy.REL whywhy.REL youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP needneed.V.2SP.PRES itit.PRON.OBJ.3S ?
  
66ISAwhy why you need it ?
  whywhy.REL whywhy.REL youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP needneed.V.2SP.PRES itit.PRON.OBJ.3S ?
  
114MAYwhy ?
  whywhy.REL ?
  
241MAY+< that's why .
  that'sthat.DEM.FAR+BE.V.3S.PRES whywhy.REL .
  
412MAY+< yeah I know that's why I was thinking maybe [/] <maybe we can take like> [///] maybe like another .
  yeahyeah.ADV II.PRON.SUB.1S knowknow.V.1S.PRES that'sthat.DEM.FAR+BE.V.3S.PRES whywhy.REL II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST thinkingthink.V.PRESPART maybemaybe.ADV maybemaybe.ADV wewe.PRON.SUB.1P cancan.V.123SP.PRES taketake.V.INFIN likelike.CONJ maybemaybe.ADV likelike.CONJ.[or].like.SV.INFIN anotheranother.ADJ .
  
426ISAbutE &a whyE youE don'tE tryE withE SpiritSE .
  butbut.CONJ whywhy.REL youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP don'tdo.V.2SP.PRES+NEG trytry.V.INFIN withwith.PREP Spiritname .
  
463MAYwhy ?
  whywhy.REL ?
  
475MAY+< why you're gonna take her there ?
  whywhy.REL you'reyou.PRON.SUB.2SP+BE.V.PRES gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP taketake.V.INFIN herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S.[or].her.PRON.OBJ.F.3S therethere.ADV ?
  
563ISApero whyE don'tE theyE giveE itE toE himE aE [/] aE carE ?
  perobut.CONJ whywhy.REL don'tdo.V.3P.PRES+NEG theythey.PRON.SUB.3P givegive.V.3P.PRES itit.PRON.OBJ.3S toto.PREP himhim.PRON.OBJ.M.3S aa.DET.INDEF aa.DET.INDEF carcar.N.SG ?
  but why don't they give him a car?

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