Illocution
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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." |