The Similarities and Differences between English and Muko-Muko Question Words

4.2.3 The Similarities and Differences between English and Muko-Muko Question Words

4.2.3.1 Similarities a. English and Muko-Muko question words are put at the initial position or

medial position and have usage as subject or object in interrogative sentences. Examples: No English Muko-Muko 1 Who is absent today? Siapo yang idak datang haring iko? s ɪʌpəʊ jʌŋ ɪdʌk dʌtʌŋ hʌ:ɪŋ ɪkəʊ? 2 What is that? Apo itung? ʌpəʊ ɪtʊŋ? 3 When will your father go to Amerika? Bilo abak aban ndak paing kek Amerika? b ɪləʊ ʌbʌk ɪnjəʊ ndʌk pʌɪŋ kel ʌme:ɪkʌ? 4 Where do you study English? Dimano aban balajar Bahaso Inggris? d ɪmʌnəʊ ʌbʌn bʌlʌʤʌ: bʌhʌsəʊ ɪŋg:ɪs? 5 Which do you like? Mano yang aban senang? m ʌnəʊ jʌŋ ʌbʌn sənʌŋ? 6 Why do you take my pen? Mengapo aban ambik pena ambo? m əŋʌpəʊ ʌbʌn ʌmbɪk penʌ ʌmbəʊ? 7 How did they treat you? Macam mano toboh membuek aban senang? m ʌʧʌm mʌnəʊ tɒbɒh məmbʊek ʌbʌn sənʌŋ? 8 To whom will you give the gift? Untuk siapo ndak aban agih hadiah itung? ʊntʊk sɪʌpəʊ ndʌk ʌbʌn ʌgɪh hʌdɪʌh ɪtʊŋ? Universitas Sumatera Utara 9 With whom should I talk? Dengan siapo ambo harus ngecek? d əŋʌn sɪʌpəʊ ʌmbəʊ hʌ:ʊs ŋeʧek? Description: - In the 1 st until 7 th sentences the question words are put in the initial position and function as the subject. - In the 8 th and 9 th sentences the question words are put in the medial position and function as the object. b. Both English and Muko-Muko question words are followed by noun or adjective. Examples: No English Muko-Muko 1 How big is your house? Seberapo gedang umah aban? s əbə:ʌpəʊ gədʌŋ ʊmʌh ʌbʌn? 2 How pretty is she? Seberapo elok inyo? s əbə:ʌpəʊ eləʊk ɪnjəʊ? 3 How tall is he? Seberapo tingging inyo? s əbə:ʌpəʊ tɪŋgɪŋ ɪnjəʊ? 4 How long is the table? Seberapo panjang meja itung? s əbə:ʌpəʊ pʌnʤʌŋ meʤʌ ɪtʊŋ? 5 What films do you like best? Film apo yang paling aban senang? f ɪlm ʌpəʊ jʌŋ pʌlɪŋ ʌbʌn sənʌŋ? 6 Which newspapers do you read? Koran mano yang aban baco? k əʊ:ʌn mʌnəʊ jʌŋ ʌbʌn bʌʧəʊ? Universitas Sumatera Utara 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? Universitas Sumatera Utara