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APPENDIX R
or if the speaker once knew the location of the object but has forgotten, the /-o/ suffix is employed; therefore, /ia sidowao/.) This suffix will subsequently be referred to in this tuxt as /-(e)n/2 so as to distinguish it from the h~)otactical suffix /-(e)n/1 you encountered in Cycles E and 1.
Noto that in M-5, the question word /ia/ sounds somewhat different than it does in M-4. This is due to the elision of the final vowel of /ia/ with the initial Vowel of /i(h)mw/.
Inquiries about the location of people or places are commonly responded to only by a general indication of direction.
TO THE INSTRUCTOR:
Kihong irail pasapeng me uhdan palm kaGulehieng irail wasah rna ihmaW pwkat me ie.
Cycle 3
M-l
| me(t) | E mi mo(t). | here | It's here. |
| men | E mi men. | there by you | It's there by you. |
| mwo | E mi mwo. | there (away from both of us). | It's there (army from both of us). |
M-2
| palio | E mi palio. | It's over there. |
| me(t) | E mi me( t). | It's here. |
| paho | End paho. | It's down there. |
| mwo | Emi rowo. | It's there. |
| men | E mi men. | It's there by you. |
| pcilongo | E mi peilongo. | It's inland. |
| poweo | E mi poweo. | It's up there. |
M-5
| imwen kainen | Ia irm-len kainenen? | outhouse | Where is the outhouse? |
| wasahn duhdu | Ia wasahn duhduon? | bathing place | Where is the bathing place? |
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