Similarities Analysis 1. The Function of English Question Words

Hartalina : A Contrastive Analysis Between English And Karonese Language Question Words, 2009. USU Repository © 2009 A part of English question words, one question word has two or more meanings in Karonese question wordsand instead. Examples : English Karonese What time is it now ? What day do you study English ? Whose car will she borrow ? Who is absent today ? How does she speak English ? How many days will you stay here ? Where is the book ? Jam piga gundari ? J Λm Pi :gΛ gundΛari ? Wari kai kam erlajar bahasa Inggris ? W Λri kΛI kΛm rlΛjΛr bΛhΛsΛ I ηgris ? Motor siapai sipinjamdu ? Motor Si : ΛpΛI sipinjΛmndu Ise si la reh sendah ? I : s si l Λ r h s ndΛh Uga ia ercakap bahasa Inggris ? U : ga i Λ rcΛkΛp bΛhΛsΛ Iηgris Piga wari kam tading ijenda ? pi : g Λ wΛri kΛm tΛdiη ij ndΛ Ija buku ndai ? I ; j Λ buku ndΛI ?

1. Similarities

English and Karonese question words are put at the beginning or middle and have usage as subject or predicate in interrogative sentence. Examples: English Karonese Who is absent today ? Ise siabsen sendah ? Hartalina : A Contrastive Analysis Between English And Karonese Language Question Words, 2009. USU Repository © 2009 What is that ? When will your father go to America ? Where do you study English ? Which do you want ? Why do you take my pen ? How did they treat you ? For what do you the work ? To whom should I talk ? I : S SI Λbs n s ndΛh ? Kai ei ? K ΛI Ndigan Bapandu lawes ku America ? Ndig Λn bΛpΛndu lΛw sku Λm rikΛ ? Ija kam erlajar bahasa Inggris ? I : j Λ kΛm rlΛjΛr bΛhΛsΛ Iηgris ? Siapai asendu ngena ? Si ΛpΛI Λt ndu η nΛ ? Engkai buatandu pulpenku ? ηk ΛI buΛtmu pulp nku ? Uga kalah ai petandakendu ? U : g Λa kΛlΛk Λh p tΛndΛk ndu ? Man kai dahikendu dahin ah ? M Λn kΛI dΛhik ndu dΛhin Λh ? Man ise aku harus ngerana ? Man i:s Λku hΛrus η rΛnΛ Both English and Karonese question words are followed by noun or adjective. Examples : English Karonese How big is you apartment ? What films do you like best ? Uga galangna rumahndu ? U : g Λ gΛlΛηnΛ rumΛhndu Kai film sikam sorna ? Hartalina : A Contrastive Analysis Between English And Karonese Language Question Words, 2009. USU Repository © 2009 Which newspapers do you suberibe to ? Whose umbrella do you use ? K ΛI film SikΛmsornΛ ? Surat khabar kai silangganindu ? Surat k ΛbΛr silηgΛnindu ? Siapai Payung sipakendu ? ? Si ΛpΛI pΛyuη SipΛak ndu ? A part of English and Karonese question words are followed by preposition. Examples : English Karonese Who will you give this present to ? Who should I talk to ? With whom did you go ? What are you thinking about ? Man isi hadiah enda berekendu ? M Λn i:s hΛdiΛh ndΛ b r k ndu ? Ras ise kam ngerana ? R Λs i:s kΛm η rΛnΛ ? Ras ise kam lawes ? R Λs i:s kΛm lΛw s ? Kai sipikerkendu ? K ΛI sipik rk ndu ? A part of English Karonese question words used two or more different question words to say same aim or have same meanings. Examples : English Karonese For what did you kill him ? Why What do you study English for ? Engkai bunuh ndu ia ? ηk Λi bunuhndu iΛ ? Man kai kam erlajar bahasa Inggris ? Hartalina : A Contrastive Analysis Between English And Karonese Language Question Words, 2009. USU Repository © 2009 Why do you study English ? M Λn kΛi kΛm rl ΛjΛr bΛhΛsΛ I ηgris ? Engkai kam erlajar bahasa Inggris ? ηk Λi kΛm rlΛjΛr bΛhΛsΛ Iηgris ? A part English Karonese question words, one word has two or more meaning in English and Karonese question words. Examples : English Karonese What time is it now ? What day do you study English ? Whose car will she borrow ? Who is absent today ? Jam piga gundari ? J Λm pi : gΛ gundΛri ? Wari kai kam erlajar bahasa Inggris ? W Λri kΛI kΛm rlΛjΛr bΛhΛsΛ Iηgris ? Motor ise sipinjamndu ? Motor i : s sipinj Λmndu Ise silareh sendah ? I : s sil Λr h s ndΛh ?

2. Differences