In this sentence, the question word “untuk siapo”, it takes the medial position, it functions as interrogative object, and it explains the object of the
verb. It is followed by pronoun subject “inyo” means “heshe”, and the verb “agihkan” means “give”, next the enclitic word “kan”, then the noun “hadiah”
means “gift”, and last the article “itung” means “the”. -
Dengan siapo amak ndak paing?
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əŋʌn sɪʌpəʊ ʌmʌk ndʌk pʌɪŋ?
With whom will mother go? In this sentence, the question word “dengan siapo” takes the medial
position, functions as interrogative object, explains the object of the verb. It is followed by subject “amak” means “mother”, then the auxiliary verb “ndak”
means “will”, and the last followed by the verb “paing” means “go”.
5. The Question Word “Punya siapo”
The question word “punya siapo” is used to ask about the possession or the ownership of somebody. The question word “punya siapo” takes the initial
position. And it can take the medial position but the preposition “punya” is lost.
The preposition “punya” changed be the noun. The pattern is noun + siapo + tobeauxiliary verb + oc. And it is often used in Muko-Muko interrogative
sentence. Below is the list of the interrogative sentences with the question word
“siapo”.
Examples: - Punya siapo bukung itung?
p ʊnjəʊ sɪʌpəʊ bʊkʊŋ ɪtʊŋ?
Whose book is that?
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Here, the question word “punya siapo” means “whose”. The question word “punya siapo” takes the initial position, functions as the subject of the
interrogative sentence. It is followed by noun “bukung” means “book”, then the article “itung” means “that”. This sentence is seldom used by society of Muko-
Muko. -
Oto siapo yang ndak aban pinjam? ɒtɒ sɪʌpəʊ jʌŋ ndʌk ʌbʌn pɪnʤʌm?
Whose car will you borrow? In this sentence, the question word “siapo” takes the medial position,
functions as interrogative possessive, explains the ownership. It is preceded by noun “oto” means “car”, then followed by enclitic word “yang”, then the
auxiliary verb “ndak” means “will”, and last the verb “pinjam” means “borrow”. This sentence is more often used by society of Muko-Muko than the example
above. -
Umah siapo yang paling gedang di kota iko? ʊmʌh sɪʌpəʊ jʌŋ pʌlɪŋ gədʌŋ dɪ kɒtʌ ɪkəʊ?
Whose house is the biggest in this city? In this sentence, the question word “siapo” takes the medial position,
functions as interrogative possessive, explains the ownership. It is preceded by noun “umah” means “house”, then followed by enclitic word “yang”, then the
superlative degree of adjective comparison “paling gedang” means “the biggest”, and the preposition “di” means “in”, then the adverb of place “kota”
means “city”, and last the article “iko” means “this”. This sentence is also often used by society of Muko-Muko than the example above.
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6. The Question Word “Dimano”
