FWD: RE: FWD: [@ustronesian network] Re: [Austronesian network] Expressing Existence.

[Yuphaphann Hoonchamlong]

>===== Original Message From Adelwisa A Weller <alagawel at umich.edu> =====
FYI and response, if you have a chance to do so.

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Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2001 09:30:37 -0400 (EDT)
From: fe susan t go <fsgo at umich.edu>
To: Adelwisa A Weller <alagawel at umich.edu>
Subject: Re: [@ustronesian network] Re: [Austronesian network] Expressing
    Existence. (fwd)

	Thought you might be interested on this.  --ssuan

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Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2001 23:49:21 +0200
From: potet <potetjp at wanadoo.fr>
Reply-To: austronesian at yahoogroups.com
To: austronesian at yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [@ustronesian network] Re: [Austronesian network] Expressing
    Existence.


This is now Tagalog (Philippines, Luzon)
Corrections are criticisms are welcome.
Jean-Paul G. POTET

Verb 'to be.'
I am working on a linguistic project comparing the verbs 'to be' and 'to
exist' in as many world languages as possible other than English. I would
be most grateful to any person who could kindly answer a few simple
questions as set out below in any language you choose.

Name of Language: TAGALOG
Preliminary remark : There is no verb "to be" in Tagalog.
Please translate the following into your language:
Existence.................... (pagkakaroón)
Existing..................... Ø > nároón
Life......................... búhay
Being [noun]............Ø
Being [verb]............Ø
I was.........................Ø
He was......................Ø
They were..................Ø
I am..........................Ø
You are.....................Ø
He is.........................Ø
They are.....................Ø
I will be......................Ø
He will be...................Ø
They will be...............Ø
There was..................mayroón  / nagkaroón (negations : walá? / hindí?
nagkaroón)
There will be...............mayroón / magkákaroón (negations : walá? /
hindí? magkákaroón)


It existed....................mayroón / nagkaroón

Finally ten short sentences. [please put the 'existence' word in brackets]

Example; The girl [is] a student.
The girl is a
student...........................Estudyánte ang dalága.
The boy is being
kind..............................Mabaít ang binatílyo.
The building has existed for ten
years.............................May sampú(?)-ng taón ná-ng nároón ang
gusáli(?)ng iyán
The girl is running
quickly...........................Tumátakbó nang matúlin ang dalága.
.............
The boy will be
handsome.....................Magíging-guwápo ang báta(?)-ng laláki.
....................
The man was a
doctor......................Manggagámot / médikó / doktór noón ang laláki.
.....................
I believe in the existence of
atoms.......................    Pinápaniwaláan kó ang pagkakaroón nang mangá
'atom'.
Life exists on
earth.....................May búhay sa lúpa?
......................
I like being a
student.....................Gustó kó ang búhay nang isá-ng estudyánte.
I enjoy living my
life........................Gustó kó iyó(n)-ng áki(n)-ng búhay na iyó(n).
..................................
I love him/her with my whole 'Being.'
....................................Minámahál kó siyá nang buó(?)-ng saríli
kó.


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Yuphaphann Hoonchamlong             yui at tu.ac.th
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