proto-southwestern-tai revised: a new reconstruction - seals 22

Thai Prepositions 43
Verb: sɨ́ɨ ‘to buy’
(17) kháw mây sɨ́ɨ khanǒm
He NEG buy sweet
He did not buy sweets.
Adverb: cháacháa ‘slowly’
(18) * kháw dəən mây cháacháa
He walk NEG slowly
He did not walk slowly.
Only the verb sɨ́ɨ ‘to buy’ in (17) can be preceded by the negation word mây while the
preposition kàp ‘with’ in (15), the noun bâan ‘house’ in (16) and the adverb cháacháa
‘slowly’ in (18) cannot.
2.3.2 The Short Answer to a Yes-No Question Test :
Words used in giving a short answer to a yes-no question could serve as a test for verbs (cf.
Sindhvananda 1970).
The Short Answer to a Yes-No Question Test
Only a verb can be given as a short answer for a yes-no question.
Preposition : kàp ‘with’
(19) A: dɛɛŋ khuy kàp thəə rɨɨplàw
Dang talk with you or not
B:
Did Dang talk to you?
khuy / * kàp
talk / with
He did.
Noun : námʔàtlom ‘soft drink’
(20) A: thəə dɨ̀ɨm námʔàtlom rɨɨplàw
you drink soft drink or not
B:
Do you drink any soft drink?
dɨ̀ɨm / * námʔàtlom
drink
I do.
Verb: hǐw ‘hungry’
soft drink
(21) A: thəə hǐw rɨɨplàw
you hungry or not
Are you hungry?
B: hǐw
hungry
I am.