7 Where do they live?
Toboh tingga dimano?
t ɒbɒh tɪŋgʌ dɪmʌnəʊ?
Descriptions: -
In the 1
st
and 2
nd
sentences, the question words in English are put at the intial position, and the question words in English are put at the initial position too.
- In the 3
rd
until 5
th
sentences, the question words in English are still put at the
initial position, while the question words in English are put at the medial position of the sentence.
- In the 6
th
and 7
th
sentences, the question words in English are put at the initial position, while the question words in English are put at the final position of the
sentence.
b. In English, noun is put after question word while in Muko-Muko, noun is
put before the question word in interrogative sentences. Examples:
No English
Questin Word + Noun Muko-Muko
Noun + Question Word
1 What flower does she like?
Bungo apo yang inyo senang?
b ʊŋəʊ ʌpəʊ jʌŋ ɪnjəʊ sənʌŋ?
2 Which novel has he ever read?
Novel mano yang lah inyo baco?
n əʊvəl mʌnəʊ jʌŋ lʌh ɪnjəʊ bʌʧəʊ?
3 Whose umbrella do you use?
Payung siapo yang aban pakai?
p ʌjʊŋ sɪʌpəʊ jʌŋ ʌbʌn pʌkaɪ?
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4 What place do they like?
Tepek apo yang toboh senang?
tepek ʌpəʊ jʌŋ tɒbɒh sənʌŋ?
5 Which chair does he buy?
Karosing mano yang inyo beling?
k ʌ:ɒsɪŋ mʌnəʊ jʌŋ ɪnjəʊ bəlɪŋ?
6 Whose car will you borrow?
Oto siapo yang ndak aban pinjam?
ɒtɒ sɪʌpəʊ jʌŋ ndʌk ʌbʌn pɪnʤʌm?
Descriptions: -
The pattern in English: Question Word + Noun + Auxiliary Verb + Subject + Verb.
- While the pattern in Muko-Muko: Noun + Question Word + Yang enclitic
word + Auxiliary VerbSubject + Verb.
c. In English question word, the auxiliary verb or verb form can change
acoording to tenses or time in present, past or future time and noun singular or plural, uncountable and countable etc. However, Muko-Muko question words
do not change the auxuliary verb, verb, or noun to another form. Examples:
No English
Muko-Muko
1 What are you doing?
Apo yang sedang aban karejokan? ʌpəʊ jʌŋ sədʌŋ ʌbʌn kʌ:eʤɒkʌn?
2 Who invited him to come here? Siapo yang mengundang inyo untuk datang
kek siko?
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s ɪʌpəʊ jʌŋ məŋʊndʌŋ ɪnjəʊ ʊntʊk dʌtʌŋ kek
s ɪkəʊ?
3 What has he done today?
Apo yang inyo lah karejokan haring iko? ʌpəʊ jʌŋ ɪnjəʊ lʌh kʌ:eʤɒkʌn hʌ:ɪŋ ɪkəʊ?
4 When did you post the letter?
Bilo abang kiriem surek itung? b
ɪləʊ ʌbʌn kɪ:ɪəm sʊ:ek ɪtʊŋ? 5
Who will water the plant? Siapo yang ndak nyiram tanaman itung?
s ɪʌpəʊ jʌŋ ndʌk njɪ:ʌm tʌnʌmʌn ɪtʊŋ?
6 How much sugar do you need?
Berapo manyak gulo yang aban perlung? b
ə:ʌpəʊ mʌnjʌk gʊləʊ jʌŋ ʌbʌn pə:lʊŋ? 7
How many books do you have at your home?
Berapo manyak bukung yang aban punyo di umah aban?
b ə:ʌpəʊ mʌnjʌk bʊkʊŋ jʌŋ ʌbʌn pʊnjəʊ dɪ
ʊmʌh ʌbʌn? 8
How much money do you have at your wallet?
Berapo manyak pitih yang aban punyo di lopet aban?
b ə:ʌpəʊ mʌnjʌk pɪtɪh jʌŋ ʌbʌn pʊnjəʊ dɪ
l ɒpet ʌbʌn?
Descriptions: -
In the 1
st
sentence: English What are you doing? And Muko-Muko Apo yang sedang aban karejokan?
→ the verb “doing” and “karejokan”. In English the verb “doing” used in tense “present countiues tense or past countinues tense”.
It will be change if the tenses are future tense or pefect tense. In future, “doing”
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will be changed “do” and in perfect, “doing” will be change “done”. While in
Muko-Muko, the form of the verbs are never be change. -
In the 6
th
and 7
th
sentences: English How much sugar do you need? Muko- Muko Berapo manyak gulo yang aban perlung? And English How many
books do you have at your home? Muko-Muko Berapo manyak bukung yang
aban punyo di umah aban?
→ In English the noun “sugar uncountable noun” use the question word “how + much” and without the affixation “s” in the end of
the noun “sugar”. And the noun “books countable noun” use the question word “how + many” and use the affixation “s” in the end of the noun “books”.
While in Muko-Muko the noun “gulo uncountable noun” use the question word “berapo manyak” and without the affixation “s” in the end of the noun
“gulo”. And the noun “bukung countable noun” use the question word “berapo manyak” and without the affixation “s” in the end of the noun
“bukung”. The meaning of the question words above is same. They are asking
about the amount of the noun.
d. In English two different question words can be used to give the same
