" Ba " Marker

" Ba " - is a marker for Yes or No Question


                      Statement  to Question

German ako. - I am German.
* German ba ako ? - Am I German ?

German siya. - He is German.
* German ba siya ? - Is he German ?

German ka. - You are German.
* German ka ba ? - Are you German ?

# Note : Ka is shorter form for Ikaw.
            German ba ka ? is not good for Cebuano´s ears.

German kita. - We are Germans.
* German ba kita ? - Are we Germans ?

German kami. - We are Germans.
* German ba kami? - Are we Germans?

German kamo. - You are Germans.
*German ba kamo? - Are You Germans ?

German sila. - They are Germans.
German ba sila? - Are they Germans ?

Note :
When the Pronouns is not the first word of the sentence, the short form is more commonly used than the full form.

Ako - ko            Ikaw - ka (kaw)           Kita - ta

Kami - mi          Kamo - mo                  Siya - sya

Example

German ba ako? - Am I German?
* German ba ko ? - Am I German ?

German ba siya ? - Is he German ?
* German ba sya ? - Is he German ?

German ba kamo ?- Are they Germans?
*German ba mo ? - Are they Germans?