Exclusive action adverb unila ‘only’ Ex. 28

192 Social Interaction 3. An mol kinnid pakcha. ‗I bought red cloth.‘ 4. An ob tigne. ‗I am going to plant corn.‘ 5. An pega ua uko. ‗I will give you fish.‘

14.5 Vocabulary

1. nakpe ‗snake‘ 2. mes ‗to kill‘ 3. akan ‗axe‘ 4. ampayo ‗not yet‘ 5. iko ‗thornneedle‘ 6. unke ‗to pull out‘ 7. aktigal ‗puntpole for poling a canoe‘ 8. kukualed ‗airplane‘ 9. nagap ‗byon foot‘ 10. kantikid ‗to be strong‘ 11. kuge ‗to burnscald‘ 12. tipe ‗to fry‘ 13. kwallu ‗oilfat‘ 14. palmie ‗to send‘ 15. ub ‗brother-in-law‘ 16. purkwe 87 ‗to die‘ 17. turwigal ‗broom‘ 18. igmugal ‗a digging tool Spanish: coa‘ 19. chigli ‗wild turkey‘ 20. nalu ‗macaw guacamayo parrot‘ 87 These items have been encountered in previous lessons, but have not been required memory work until now also . 193 15 COMMANDS

15.1 Dialogue

The giving of orders and commands is important in every culture. Each culture has ―acceptable‖ ways to give a command, which may vary according to the situation or the relationship of the speaker to the listener. 1. Chief: ¡Machi, tag ‗Boy, come here‘ The boy comes to the chief. 2. Boy: Ajáj. ‗Yes.‘ 3. Chief: An pabbak chunmabi. Pabga chogo. ‗I want to talk to your father. Go and tell him.‘ 4. Boy: Nabiri. ‗Okay.‘ The boy goes off to find his father. 5. Boy: Sagla chog: ―Tago.‖ Pebak chunmabijog. ‗The chief says to come. He wants to talk to you.‘ 6. Father: Ajáj. ‗Oh.‘ The father was holding a small child and puts him down. The mother speaks to the child. 7. Mother: ¡Nen 88 ‗Come baby talk‘ The child ignores the mother. 8. Mother: ¡Tage ‗Come exasperated‘ The child goes to the mother. 9. Father: Sagla taknegwel. ‗I‘m going to go see the chief a minute.‘ 10. Mother: Eye. ‗Yes.‘ The father goes to see the chief. After formalities are exchanged, the conversation continues. 11. Chief: Nabirde. An pei, pe wis an pentako. Anka ul tummad wis ololchao, itos. ‗Okay. I would like you to help me. Please lend me your big canoe.‘ 12. Father: ¿Inkwa pe pei? ‗When do you want it?‘ 13. Chief: Pan, wakur. ‗Tomorrow morning.‘ 14. Father: Nabiri. ‗That‘s fine.‘ 15. Chief: Ajáj. ‗Good.‘ The conversation proceeds to other topics.

15.2 Pronunciation

15.2.1 Intonation of commands Ex.1 –2

The intonation pattern of commands is closely related to the emotional climate of the situation and to the force with which the speaker wishes to deliver the command. The more ―strong‖ the command, the more harsh and strident the intonation becomes. 88 nen ‗come‘ is a command form of the motion verb ne ‗to go‘ and is used only with young children.