7 Whose umbrella do you
use?
Payung siapo yang aban pakai?
p ʌjʊŋ sɪʌpəʊ jʌŋ ʌbʌn pʌkaɪ?
8 What time do you usually
go to school?
Jam berapo biasonyo aban paing kek sakola?
ʤʌm bə:ʌpəʊ bɪʌsəʊnjəʊ ʌbʌn pʌɪŋ kek sʌkɒlʌ?
Descriptions: -
In the 1
st
until 4
th
sentences the question words are followed by adjective.
- In the 5th until 8th sentences the question words are followed by noun. But in
English, the question words are put at the initial position of the sentence while in Muko-Muko, the question words are put at the medial position of the sentence.
c. A part of English and Muko-Muko question words are followed by
preposition. Examples:
No English
Muko-Muko
1 What did he leave me
for? Untuk apo inyo meninggakan ambo?
ʊntʊk ʌpəʊ ɪnjəʊ mənɪŋgʌkʌn ʌmbəʊ? 2
Whom will you give
this book to? Untuk siapo ndak aban agihkan bukung iko?
ʊntʊk sɪʌpəʊ ndʌk ʌbʌn ʌgɪhkʌn bʊkʊŋ ɪkəʊ? 3
With whom did you
go?
Dengan siapo aban paing?
d əŋʌn sɪʌpəʊ ʌbʌn pʌɪŋ?
4 With whom will I come
to the party?
Dengan siapo ambo ndak datang kek pesta itung?
d əŋʌn sɪʌpəʊ ʌmbəʊ ndʌk dʌtʌŋ kek pestʌ ɪtʊŋ?
5 For what do you work? Untuk apo aban karejo?
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ʊntʊk ʌpəʊ ʌbʌn kʌ:eʤɒ? 6
Whom should I talk to? Kepado siapo ambo harus kecek?
k əpʌdəʊ sɪʌpəʊ ʌmbəʊ hʌ:ʊs keʧek?
Descriptions: -
In the 1
st
until 4
th
sentences the preposition in English are put at the end of the sentences. But in Muko-Muko, the preposition are put at the beginning at the
sentences. -
In the 5
th
until 8
th
sentences the preposition in English are put at the beginning of the sentences, and in Muko-Muko, the preposition are put at the beginning at the
sentences too.
d. A part of English and Muko-Muko question words used two different
question words to ask same aim or have same meaning to ask the reason. Examples:
No English
Muko-Muko
1 What did you kill him for?
= Why did you kill him? Untuk apo aban munuh inyo? = Mengapo aban
munuh inyo? ʊntʊk ʌpəʊ ʌbʌn mʊnʊh ɪnjəʊ? = məŋʌpəʊ
ʌbʌn mʊnʊh ɪnjəʊ? 2
What do you study English for? = Why do you study
English?
Untuk apo aban balajar Bahaso Inggris? = Mengapo aban balajar Bahaso Inggris?
ʊntʊk ʌpəʊ ʌbʌn bʌlʌʤʌ: bʌhʌsəʊ ɪŋg:ɪs? = m
əŋʌpəʊ ʌbʌn bʌlʌʤʌ: bʌhʌsəʊ ɪŋg:ɪs?
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Descriptions: -
In English for asking about aim or reason can use two question words. They are
what and why.
- In Muko-Muko for asking about aim or reason also can use two question words.
They are untuk apo and mengapo?
4.2.3.2 Differences a. The position of English question words are at the begining and Muko-
Muko question words are put in initial, medial or final position. Examples:
No English
Muko-Muko
1 What is your name?
Siapo nama aban?
s ɪʌpəʊ nʌmʌ ʌbʌn?
2 Where does he live?
Dimano inyo tingga?
d ɪmʌnəʊ ɪnjəʊ tɪŋgʌ?
3 What book does she read?
Bukung apo yang inyo baco?
b ʊkʊŋ ʌpəʊ jʌŋ ɪnjəʊ bʌʧəʊ?
4 Whose car do they borrow?
Oto siapo yang toboh pinjam?
ɒtɒ sɪʌpəʊ jəŋ tɒbɒh pɪnʤʌm? 5
Which place does she like? Tepek mano yang inyo senang?
tepek m ʌnəʊ jʌŋ ɪnjəʊ sənʌŋ?
6 Where will you go?
Aban ndak kemano?
ʌbʌn ndʌk kəmʌnəʊ?
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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
