Pemal, wis negwelmalo. Commands: DirectPolite Ex. 3 –21

15.4 Grammar 203 Exercise 17 . Exclusive strong command frame drill The teacher says Sentence 1 and the student repeats it; the teacher says Sentence 2 and the student repeats it, etc. This exercise should be repeated several times. Example Teacher: ¡Pemal, negzhe nemal Student: ¡Pemal, negzhe nemal 1. ¡Pemal, negzhe nemal ‗You all, go home‘ 2. ¡Pemal, saglaga chogmal ‗You all, tell the chief‘ 3. ¡Pemal, ormanegzhe chedmal ‗You all, take them to the meeting house‘ 4. ¡Pemal, aknirmal ‗You all, move back‘ 5. ¡Pemal, saglaga itomal ‗You all, listen to the chief‘ Exercise 18 . Inclusive strong command form The teacher says Sentence 1 and the student repeats it; the teacher says Sentence 2 and the student repeats it, etc. This exercise should be repeated several times. Example Teacher: ¡Nemal Student: ¡Nemal 1. ¡Nemal ‗Let‘s go‘ 2. ¡Aknirmal ‗Let‘s get out of the way‘ 3. ¡Saglaga itomal ‗Let‘s listen to the chief‘ 4. ¡Ormaked negzhe chedmal ‗Let‘s take them to the meeting house‘ 5. ¡Neg elimal ‗Let‘s clean the town‘ Exercise 19 . Inclusive polite command frame drill The teacher says Sentence 1 and the student repeats it; the teacher says Sentence 2 and the student repeats it, etc. This exercise should be repeated several times. Example Teacher: Nemalo. Student: Nemalo. 1. Nemalo. ‗Let‘s go.‘ 2. Aptamalo. ‗Let‘s wait.‘ 3. Arbamalo. ‗Let‘s work.‘ 4. Itomalo. ‗Let‘s listen.‘ 5. Aknirmalo. ‗Let‘s get out of the way.‘ 15.4.1.6 Negative commands In Kuna, negative commands are given by either the use of a negative command word or by using melle ‗don‘t‘ before any command form. 1 Negative command words There are several words in Kuna which may be used in isolation and which are strong negative commands. These negative command words are used in the same situations as their EnglishSpanish counterparts. Examples 1. ¡Melle ‗Don‘t‘ 2. ¡Mellema ‗Don‘t, I said‘ 3. ¡Kusma ‗Stop it‘ 4. ¡Ogus ‗That‘s enough‘ 2 Negative commands Any command may be made negative by placing the word melle ‗don‘t‘ before the command.