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Imperative sentences

１．Tonal: “vei, nw, ho, bw, ha, balo, lubw, dwk” etc. is added to the end of the sentence to form the imperative.

Mwngz vaiq di naeuz de nyi nw. Tell him immediately.  (Tell him and make him   listen)  あなたは早く彼に言って聞かせてあげなさい。
vaiq di = immediately　　naeuz = tell, announce  nyi = listen

２．”gaej” added to the beginning of a verb forms a negative imperative.

Gaej gwn raen saw bw.　  Don’t drink tap water.
gwn = to drink　　raen saw = tap water (raw water)

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Zhuang like Han are languages that have grammar that follow word order. There is no reflection of nouns nor verb use. However, there is an importance on syntax rather than grammar. Please subscribe to my RSS feed so you do not miss entries. Thank you to my current subscribers fro reading.

The coordinate clause

When the subject complements the subject precedes.
Gou dwg Lij Vaz. I am Li Hua.
Gou = I, dwg = am, Lij Vaz = Li Hua (person’s name)

The modifier comes after the non-modifier.

Boh de lauxsae. His father is a teacher.
boh = father, de = his, lauxsae = teacher

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