Illocution

Illocutions mark the purpose of the sentence. It also ends the sentence.

List of illocutions

Illocution	Purpose
da	assertive
dâ	explanatory
móq	interogative
môq	rhetorical interogative
ka	performative
ba	wishes/hopes (optative)
bâ	imperative
pá	imperative (elided súq)
nha	promissive
doa	permissive
ꝡo	warning
zí	seeking confirmation

Explanations

da is used for asserting things. Think of this as a normal sentence (as in not a question or a command, but just stating something).

Please note that all caps "ASS" stands for "assertive", and not the other word.

Bu	guaı	súq	da.
not	work	you	ASS
"You aren't working."

If you are now explaining why you aren't working, you would need dâ.

Nuokuaı	jí	dâ
tired	I	ASSexpl
"I'm tired."

moq is used for asking questions.

Ma	luı	nuo	súq	móq?
whether	PRF	sleep	you	INT
"Have you slept?"

môq is for rhetorical questions. You didn't sleep because you were working!

Bu	nuo	jı	kûı	hí	môq?
not	sleep	I	because	which	INTrhet
"Why didn't I sleep?"

So, you probably need sleep now. It's best to say goodbye now. ka is for "performing" things.

Shaıhıo	jí	súq	ka.
greet.on.parting	I	you	PER
"I hereby greet you upon parting." (i.e. "Goodbye.")

ba is for telling people to do things as well as for expressing wishes and hopes. Anyway, they want to make sure you're actually going to sleep.

Nuo	ba.
Sleep	OPT
"Sleep!"

nha is used for promises.

Jıa	nuo	jí	nha.
FUT	sleep	I	PRM
"(I promise) I'll sleep."

See also

• Illocution test