Primary Lessons in Swatow Grammar/Lesson VI

by William Ashmore

Other Pronominal Words.

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chí-hō-nâng,

this kind of people.

chí-iēⁿ-nâng,

this„ kind of„ people.„

hiá-pa̍t-nâng,

that other man.

chí-pa̍t-nâng,

this other man.

chiá-chèng-nâng,

all this multitude.

pa̍t-mue̍h,

some other thing.

hiá-pa̍t-mue̍h,

that other thing.

pa̍t-nâng,

another man; other men.

put-lũn sĩ-mih-nâng,

no matter who.

put-lũn sĩ-mih-mue̍h,

no matter what thing

tī-sî,

when.

tī-kiãⁿ-sṳ̄,

which item; what business.

tī-kò,

where.

chò-nî?

which? what? how?

kak-nâng,

each person; each one.

kúi-kâi?

how many?

kúi-lia̍p,

a few grains; how many grains?

chièⁿ-seⁿ kâi-nâng,

such a man as this.

mih-kâi?

which one? what?

pa̍t-mih-kâi,

some other one.

múe,

every.

múe-múe,

each; every.

múe-ji̍t,

every day.

lóng-chóng,

all.

ha̍p-kâi,

every one of them.

ha̍p-ke,

the whole family.

chiá,

the one.

tōa chiá,

the great one.

sentences

kak-kak sĩ-hièⁿ-seⁿ,

each one is like that.

nâng-nâng sĩ-hièⁿ-seⁿ,

each man is like that.

tou-sĩ hièⁿ-seⁿ,

all are like that.

múa-tī-kò ũ-hõu,

everywhere there is rain.

put-lũn sĩ-mih-nâng tàⁿ,

no matter what man says it.

m̄-chai i tī-sî-lâi,

I don’t know when he comes.

iā-m̄-chai i tī-sî-khṳ̀,

nor do I know when he goes.

i bô chò-nî-ìn,

he did not make any answer.

i bô-tàⁿ chò-nî-iēⁿ,

he did not say what kind.