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ਕੀ ਕੀ - Repeated questions

When a question word is repeated, it indicates that the expected answer is to be a list of things.

ਜਾਣ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਕੀ ਕੀ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਹੈ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ?
jāṇ to(n) pahilā(n) kī kī chāhīdā hae tuhānū(n)?
Before going, what (plural) do you need?

Because ਕੀ (what) is repeated, the expected answer is a list of things

ਕੌਣ ਕੌਣ ਆਇਆ ਸੀ ਅੱਜ?
kauṇ kauṇ āiā sī ajj?
Who (plural) came today

Because ਕੌਣ kauṇ (who) is repeated, the expected answer is multiple people

ਕਿੱਥੇ ਕਿੱਥੇ ਜਾ ਕੇ ਆਇਓ ਕੱਲ੍ਹ?
kitthē kitthē jā kē āio kallh?
Where (plural) did you go to yesterday? (lit. Where did you go and come back?)

Because ਕਿੱਥੇ kitthē (where) is repeated, the expected answer is multiple places

This repetition does not always work for every question word. ਕਿਉਂ ਕਿਉਂ kiu(n) kiu(n) (why why) for example is not used