ba2polar question word; eh, huh, no.Ina bi koru irido ba?Is he drinking water?Young speakers say ke, possibly from English okay.9.2.3.4Question words
9.2.3. Pronouns
beikabeiha1bei'a1whatNai nono yaku beika sina ya niyo?What did my mother say to you?unspec. var.beiha2bei'a29.2.3.4Question wordsbeika baikaunspec. comp. formwhatever; general things.Tora vene yaku beika baika regamadi bi una yaku toto renadi.Let's imitate the way (lit.'whatever they were doing') of the elders.beika baika tau amiyeunspec. comp. formrich personBeika baika tau amiye bi rau rau diba de.The rich man doesn't know how to share.beika sina ideriunspec. comp. formoutlineBeika sina ideri ve.See the outline.beika yokoiunspec. comp. formarticle, thing.Nai beika yokoi mini.My thing is here.beika yokoi deunspec. comp. formnothing, without effectMina bi beika yokoi de, idu nivakena yava di goro dudu nivarika regiyari, ina bi mina ago vava yaku moiyo.This is nothing, but when you worship by the temple's gold, then you will receive that word/promise's power.beika yokoi de inasaunspec. comp. formpoorRama ina bi beika yokoi de inasa.Truly he is poor.
beika resiwhy, what for.Ya bi beika resi na nino reyo?Why did you swear at me?Grammaticalised form composed of beika 'what' + re-si 'do-SQ.SS'.9.2.3.4Question words
beikadinarewhenBeikadinareri ya vata niyo?When were you born?9.2.3.4Question words
enipolar question word; eh, no.Nai baba yaku na maro kaposi bi dudu ka de regida ba, eni?The cup that my father has given me will I not do (i.e., 'drink from') it also with you?9.2.3.4Question wordseni voniunspec. comp. formpolar question word; eh, no.Ya bi negiya, eni voni? Yo, na bi negida.You are going, aren't you? Yes, I am going.
foreroup there, above, upwards.Forero rofu mironi ye boi ve.It is up over there so look up.Elevated generic locative9.2.3.5Demonstrative pronouns
goinawhich (one).Ya bi goina gutunari baeyo?From which place did you come?9.2.3.4Question words
goini3goinai1goina'ere1where; without movement/stationary.Ita vaina bona ita ruvena bi mini, to ori sisika regifa mamoe di mida bi goini?Here are the firewood and the fire, but where is the lamb for the sacrifice?Yi uka vari gira Sei rofu mana bi goini?Where is your faith in God?unspec. var.goinai2goina'ere29.2.3.4Question words
gokai resiwhy; how.Gokai resi mina kana sina nido?Why does he speak like this?Ye gokai resi ini ourefeidena amena sana bi are rego?And so how/why will his reign last (lit. stand)?Form composed of gokai 'how' + re-si 'do-SBSS'.9.2.3.4Question words
inikesecond person reflexive; himself, herself, itself, themselves.Inike vata niyo.He's an only child (lit. 'he himself was born').Ma ina bi maruka ma mida de inike amegamo.And she was by herself without husband or children.Idu ini daru inike bi de.But they themselves do not have roots.9.2.3.1Reflexive pronouns
inaikethird person reflexive pronoun: himself, herself, itself, themselves.Mina resi, inaike yaku etofaro deyo.Then, he himself came down outside.Omuna ika tora yokoiri inaike maka boyadi.They went themselves to one big mountain summit.9.2.3.1Reflexive pronouns
inathird person singular subject/object pronoun; he, she, it, they, him, her, them.Ina ameinu redo.He is sitting.Nai baba bi oyena fate vadina ina diba.My father knows how to weave (it) the fishing net.Anema garasi boyadi, ina diba de garasi forokasa diyadi.They left their diving glasses at the head waters, and they didn't know they went up with their glasses in the basket.Iya ya ina vasa duaiya reyo, to duaiya rei vau de reyo.Star counted him Sand, but he couldn't count all of him.9.2.3Pronounsina veneunspec. comp. formthird person plural subject/object pronoun; they, them.Ina vene yaku minari amededi ekalesia vene bi sena nioteimaradi.They who are staying here are already telling the church people.Ina vene tau kota resi vegu no rededi vene tau di vegu no tau ogau rego.He will judge all of them and expose all their bad practices.
inithird person possessive; his, her(s), its, their(s).Mina dona bi ini.This pig is his.Nei nono mava moi baegika aede; ini vana fare niyo.Go and help mum to carry coconut; her hands are full.Ma ini maike bi 296 kilometre.And its distance was 296 kilometres.Yokoi aru uba meraini ini roka roka bi vasa bona iya amegamadi.One day there were two cousins, their names were Sand and Star.9.2.3Pronouns
iniye1second person reflexive/reciprocal: self, itself, himself, herself, themselves, each other.Sei yaku iniye ini mamoe di mida una magoma ori sisika rei magifa.God himself will give us the lamb for the sacrifice.Iniye veyo ina bi Boaz di muro.It turned out to be Boaz' garden.Iniye iniye ini moimairi aedeyadi.They helped each other with their work.Nai sina tau niyaka bi ini meda iniyeri vata nigo.All the words that I said will come about at their own time.9.2.3.1Reflexive pronouns
kaere21intrrwho(ever), whom(ever), everyone, anyone.Kaere yaku riyo?Who made it?Ya kaeresa ago nisa?Whom are you talking with?unspec. var.kae'e2kaire1'aere29.2.3.4Question words2pro(one) who(m).Kaere bi ini beika baika redo rofu nimado, ma ina kaya kota regi di adina nufa de, bi buni tora gade moigo!The one who is commended in whatever he/she does, and does not have any reason to be judged, will be blessed (lit. 'receive very great goodness')!
kayareflexive; self.Garasi dudu na kaya veida.I look at myself with a mirror.Ya kaya ga moke.Don't just think about yourself.9.2.3.1Reflexive pronouns
mina1this (one), here.Yomina rabo tafa mina kiki kumo vaiyaine.Can you light the fire onto this kunai grass.Tau yaku mina veyori, bi ini uka ada tora gade reyo.When Tau saw this (one) he was very happy.Minari bi gagani autu sanari usa usa nigi diyo.He went there (lit. 'here') to a deserted place to pray.9.2.3.5Demonstrative pronounsmina mounspec. comp. formalthough, though, and yet, even if.Mina mo bi tora iniye.Even though it was very big.mibiunspec. comp. form1this/that is.Muro ravau bosi okiyadi bi nari de vada mibi ko moi bogi degi resi evade evade yoyava bi vari vau reyadi.They went over and arrived to a garden clearing and didn't wait for this but right away they went up and down and quickly planted all the seedlings.
mironathat (one).Kaiyafa mirona ituari ina bi dubu di ourefeidena amiye tora.At that time Caiaphas was the church's big leader.Mironari bi amiye vana kevo nufa baku reyo.There (lit. 'at that one') he met a man with a paralysed hand.9.2.3.5Demonstrative pronouns
naina di1nei2first person singular possessive pronoun; my, mine.Nai ediyaka bi nai yava dui rena bi etou rededi.My in-laws are reluctant to enter my house.Mina bi kaere di? Na ka nai yo.Whose is it? It's mine.unspec. var.na di2nei19.2.3Pronounsnai rokaunspec. comp. formnamesakeMina amiye bi nai roka.This man is my namesake.
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