Veronica P.

Atin
PPIB, UMS
Prohibitives and Imperatives (week 4)

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Prohibitives (Ayat Larangan)
1. Prohibitives can be expressed in three ways depending on
the voice markings:

A) Actor Voice
Kada pomonsoi do walai (poN-wonsoi indicates AV)
Or Kada akan (bare-verb indicates AV imperative)
B) Undergoer Voice
Kada wonsoio o walai (wonsoi-o indicates UV)
C) Goal Voice
Kada wansaiai i Amy do walai (wonsoi-ai indicates GV)
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 (1) Kada suang!

Another way of expressing a prohibitive is by

using kada (do not) with the root verb. (suang =
enter)

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 Kada kagangau!
(default)
Kada pamagangau!

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 Au obuli do sumuang o kusai!
(Men cannot enter)
(Men are not allowed)

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 Kada pananrasuk do
otomou!
(Do not wear green shirt!)

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 Kada babako o ginawoku!
(Do not break my heart!)
Kada oku sindualai!
(Do not hurt me!)

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 Kada panangkus id
talun-alun!
Do not run on the
road!

Au obuli do
manangkus id
talun-alun!
Not allowed to
run on the
road!
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 (1)You are not allowed to
swim in the river!

Au obuli do
kumaau/lumoyog id
bawang!

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 (2) Do not wear a red shirt.
Kada pananggarung do taragang/aragang
Kada pananrasuk do taragang/aragang

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 (3) No parking!
Au obuli do powiliu do korita!

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 (4)We are not allowed to read this book.
Au tokou obuli do mambasa do buuk diti!
Au tokou obuli do mambasa diti buuk!

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 (5) No smoking.
Kada ponigup!
Kada ponogirit!

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 (6) Do not spit!
Kada pomodula!

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 (7) Handphones are not allowed.
Au obuli do momoguno do
talipaun piigit-igit.
Au obuli do mononghinpuun!

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Imperatives (Ayat Suruhan)
Imperatives can be expressed in a few ways:
1) Using the basic form of the verb
Akan! (Eat)
2) Using AV form (poN- + verb)
Pangakan dino! ((You) Eat some of those)
3) Using UV form (verb + -o/verb + -on)
Akano ino! (Eat that)
4) Using GV form (verb + -ai/verb + -an)
Insoduai o dadah! (Stay away from drugs)
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 Panari!
Sayau!
(Dance!)

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 Andado oku do hiti!
Wait for me here!

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 Pangakan do ipol!
(Eat some apple)
Akano iti apple!
(Eat this apple!)

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 (1) Sing!
Podsinding!

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 (2) Read the book!
Pambasa di buuk!
Basao i buuk!
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 (3) Sleep there!
Odop do hino/hilo.

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 (4) Wear a seat belt.
Panantalipinggang
kolidar!
Pamakai do
talipinggang
kolidar!

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 (5) Go to school.
Ongoi sikul!

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 (6) Call your mother.
Lohowo/lohouo o/i tina
nu!
Tolipounai o/i tinanu

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