Mhun Yes/No Questions

How Mhun Uses Articles and Yes/No
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It doesn't.

Instead, its verbs for 'be' and 'do' ("bada" and "demha") have negating forms that no other verb in the language has. These verbs express a negative, so that "dhoson" means "I do not do it" and "chnas" means "I am not." Therefore, you could say "Chnas dhet" in answer to the question "Chay du chesheho dhet?" and it would answer your boss' inquiry - but he wouldn't be happy, because he just asked "Are you doing (working) on the thing?" and you just said "I am not doing (working)."

There is no definite or indefinite article in Mhun. Just bare nouns, with quantity expressed through adjective. A Mhun wouldn't talk about 'the man', or 'a man'.

"Chesh Mhuen bas. Mhun Mogheyidu banas."

That translates to 'Thing is Mhun. Mhun isn't from Moghedu.'

"Bas Mhun Mogheyidu?", on the other hand, asks the VSO ordered question, "Is the Mhun from Moghedu?"

The answer could be "Bas." or "Banas.", for yes or no - but it's closer to saying "Is" or "Is not." So, while you can answer 'yes' with a simple restatement of the verb, 'no' statements, for questions that don't involve 'be' or 'do', most often use a negating form of 'be' or 'do'.

"Veshis che?", ("fights he?/does he fight?")

"Dhyson vesha." ("(third-person) does not fight/he does not fight.")