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197. 0 peue roh! Masam that lagoe. Lon-sangka mameh.
Oh what INDIG Sour very SUR 1-think sweet
'Alas! It is very sour. I thoght it was sweet.'
roh is also used in questions which are used when one
is arguing with sombody. It means something like the English
emphatic 'ever.' Usually it is used with emphatic na.
198. Pajan roh na lon-pinyam peng bak droeneuh?
When INDIG AUX 1-borrow money from you-
'When did I ever borrow money from you? (I never
did that.)
199. Dit-na roh na roh peng kah bak layang nyoe?
How much INDIG AUX involve money you to kite this
'How much of your money is used for this kite? (I
am sure very little or none.)'
[v]. laobe. laqbe is used to indicate surprise that
something appears to be different from one has expected. It
will be glossed as 'SUR' for surprise. This word is used
either to show disappointment, when used with falling
intonation, or happiness, when used with mid-high pitch with
either falling intonation or sometimes with a slight rise at
the end instead of falling intonation, laq'be is placed after
the verb or adjective of the predicate or at the end of the
predicate. If the verb or adjective is followed by a degree
word, such as that 'very,' laq'be is placed after this degree
word.