Érawa	Who
Tsa	What
Landi	Where
Dázhim	When
Esham	Why
Kangi	How
Kshana	How much/How many
Yorai	Yes-or-No
Kyelem	Which

To ask a question, use the following word order:
Question Word + Subject + Verb + Object

Do not ever invert the subject and verb as in English.
In English, to say "Who are you?" one is using the Question Word + Verb + Subject word order.  But in Carichendan, it's Question Word + Subject + Verb.  "Érawa alu a?"

Sample Sentences for Each of the Question Words
 
Érawa
Érawa il a? (Who is he?, literally "Who he is?")
Érawa kimit we yelena chera? (Who went home?)
Lo érawa le ranya a? (Whose book is this?, literally, "Of who this book is?"  "Lo érawa" functions as "Whose")
We érawa il kimit? (To whom did he go?, literally, "To who he went?")

Tsa
Tsa aluva sandi a? (What is your name?)  In this phrase, the "a" is often left off.  In fact, the "a" is left off of many questions.
Tsa alu áluwe dyela we ani? (What can you tell me?)  Dyela means declare or say.  So to say "tell me" one says "declare to me" or "dyela we ani."
Tsa le a? (What is this?)
Ka tsa il koshit alu?  (What did he thank you for?  Or more properly in English, "For what did he you?")

Landi
Landi ana ranya a?  (Where is my book?)  One could also say simply "Landi ana ranya?"  The "a" can be left off in many question words.  It is optional.
Landi il kimit?  (Where did he go?)
Landi Carichenda a?  (Where is Carichenda?) (or, Landi Carichenda?)

Dázhim
Dázhim ra jabilale a?  (When is the dance?)
Dázhim nami áluwe kim?  (When can we go?)
Dázhim alu sangaranit la pita?  (When did you buy that thing?)

Esham
Esham je a?  (Why is it?)
Esham il pala nga chingnha?  (Why doesn't he have money?)
Esham alu mim la?  (Why do you do that?)

Kangi
Kangi je a?  (How is it?)
Kangi alu mim la?  (How do you do that?)
Kangi dyela "love" min Carichendali?  (How do you say "love" in Carichendan?)  
*Notice that in the above 2 statements, there is a slight difference.  In the first, it is asking someone in particular how they do something.  But in the second, it is asking how people in general do something.  So in the second one, the word "alu" (you) is not used.  It's literally, "How say love in Carichendan?"
Kangi yelen tsangnalit ana sandi?  (How did they know my name?)

Kshana
Kshana alu kese?  (How much/How many do you want?)  To know whether it is "how much" or "how many" one must go by context.
Kshana ranyam alu nga?  (How many books do you have?)
*Notice that the thing quantified follows Kshana.  So even though "She has money" is "Ilet nga chingnha" (Subject-Verb-Object), "How much money does she have" is "Kshana chingnha ilet nga?" is Question Word-Object-Subject-Verb.

Yorai
Yorai is used to ask a yes-or-no question.  You can think of it as meaning "Yes or no" or "Is it that?"  To ask this type of question in English, one inverts the subject and object, often using the auxiliary word, "do."
Yorai il a min ila chera?  (Is he at home?) Literally, "Yes-or-no he is in his house?"
Yorai yelen ngyarami Carichendali?  (Do they speak Carichendan?)
Yorai il pala jasha ani?  (Does he not understand me?)

Kyelem
Kyelem ranya a aluva?  (Which book is yours?)
Kyelem pita il sangaranit?  (Which thing did he buy?)
Kyelem anyatera dyelanit la?  (Which teacher said that?)

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