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| colspan=" | | colspan="6" |"Why didn't I sleep?" | ||
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So, you probably need sleep now. It's best to say goodbye now. {{t|ka}} is for "performing" things. | So, you probably need sleep now. It's best to say goodbye now. {{t|ka}} is for "performing" things. | ||
Revision as of 02:01, 4 October 2022
Illocutions mark the purpose of the sentence. It also ends the sentence.
List of illocutions
| Illocution | Purpose |
|---|---|
| da | assertive |
| dâ | explanatory |
| moq | interogative |
| môq | rhetorical interogative |
| ka | performative |
| ba | imperative or wishes/hopes (optative) |
| nha | promissive |
| shou | permissive |
| zay | warning |
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.
| Bủ | gủaı | súq | da. |
| not | work | you | ASS |
| "You aren't working." | |||
If you are now explaining why you aren't working, you would need dâ.
| Nủokuaı | jí | dâ |
| tired | I | ASSexpl |
| "I'm tired." | ||
moq is used for asking questions.
| Mả | lủı | nủo | súq | moq? |
| whether | PRF | sleep | you | INT |
| "Have you slept?" | ||||
môq is for rhetorical questions. You didn't sleep because you were working!
| Bủ | nủo | jí | kùı | hı | 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.
| Shảıhıo | 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.
| Nủo | ba. |
| Sleep | OPT |
| "Sleep!" | |
nha is used for promises.
| Jỉa | nủo | jí | nha. |
| FUT | sleep | I | PRM |
| "(I promise) I'll sleep." | |||