All those sentences
which are not stative in content are called active.
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netum dak va lo |
‘we come here’
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| hala hadak arjap |
‘he stands there’
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| na
lothe theni conaji |
‘you should eat two
bananas’
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The declarative
sentences are statements about the subject.
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Interrogative
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The interrogative
sentences are questions which evoke a reply from the hearer. Two
types of interrogative sentences are distinguished, viz.,
Yes-No type and wh- type.
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The first type of
interrogatives elicit the answer ‘Yes’ or ‘No’.
The answer is an agreement or denial of the question. This
interrogative is formed by adding the particle ma to the
verb.
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| nalitum
damjima |
‘will you go?’
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| latum hemchi doma
] |
| latum hemchi kedoma
] |
‘are they at home?’
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| hem ihum na
loloma |
‘have you got a house?’
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| na
hem ihum doma |
‘do you have a house?’
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| la tebulma |
‘is it a table?’
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| ne bajar dam?unma |
‘can I go to the
market?’
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| ne bajar damtamema |
‘may I go to the
market?’
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The second type of
interrogatives are formed with interrogative pronouns and
adjectives.
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| nali
men kopi |
‘what is your name?’
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| homoy koanlo |
‘how much is the time?’
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| la pilo pupo |
‘what is this called?’
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| la komatlo |
‘who is he?’
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| la konatpenchi
keva |
‘where has he come
from?’
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| napichi kedam |
| ‘why are you going?’ |
Imperative
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The imperative sentences
indicate an order or command for the listener to perform. The
imperative is expressed by adding the imperative markers
-non, -tha, or -tu to the verb.
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| pupejo-non |
‘speAak slowly’ |
| hadak damnon |
‘go there’
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