Ask
The verb [ask] in ThSL is a transitive verb. The sign for the verb reflects
singularity / plurality
of the object and uses the syntactic
space by moving in the direction
from subject to object, with both
subject and object being human. For example,
“ ©Ñ¹¶ÒÁ¤Ø³” (gloss:
“i ask you”) “I ask you.”
“©Ñ¹¶ÒÁ¤Ø³·Ñé§Êͧ¤¹” (gloss: “i ask you (and) you”) “I ask both of
you.”
“©Ñ¹¶ÒÁ¤Ø³·Ñé§ÊÒÁ¤¹” (gloss:
“i ask you-three”) “I ask the three
of you.”
“©Ñ¹¶ÒÁ¤Ø³·ÕÅФ¹” (gloss: “i ask you, you, (and) you”) “I ask each of
you.”
“©Ñ¹¶ÒÁ·Ø¡¤¹” (gloss:
“I ask you-all”) “I ask you all.”
“¤Ø³¶ÒÁ©Ñ¹” (gloss: “you ask
me”) “You ask me.”
“à¢Ò¶ÒÁ©Ñ¹” (gloss: “he ask me”) “He
asks me.”
“¾Ç¡à¢ÒµèÒ§¡ç¶ÒÁà¢Ò” (gloss: “they ask him/her”) “They ask
him/her.”
“¤¹Ë¹Ö觶ÒÁÍÕ¡¤¹Ë¹Ö觔 (gloss: “one person asks other person”) “One person asks another.”
“áÁè¶ÒÁ¾èÍ” (gloss: “mother ask father”) “Mother asks father.”
“¾èͶÒÁáÁè” (gloss: “father ask mother”) “Father asks mother.”
“¾Ç¡àÃÒ¶ÒÁà¢Ò¡Ñ¹äËÁ” (gloss: “we ask him/her question”) “Shall we
ask him/her?”