moõ

Where

Level 1

Moõ asks where.

How It Works

Use moõ to ask about a place. The tilde on õ already shows the stress, so no accent is needed.

Form	Meaning
moõ	where
moõgui	from where (moõ + -gui “from”)
moõgua	what place someone is from (moõ + -gua)

Use -gui when something moves away from a place: Moõguipa reju? “Where do you come from?” Use -gua for a place of origin: Ndépiko moõgua? “Where are you from?”

Pair moõ with ime to ask where a person is, with oĩ to ask where a thing is, and with ho “go” to ask where someone is going.

Both -pa and -piko can join moõ, and speakers sometimes leave them out.

Examples (4)

Moõpa reime?
Where are you?
Moõ plus -pa asks about a place.
Moõguipa reju?
Where do you come from?
-gui “from” turns the question into where from.
Moõpa rehose?
Where do you want to go?
Moõ goes with a verb of motion and the ending -se “want”.
Moõpa oĩ ne mboʼehao?
Where is your school?
Oĩ says where a thing is, and moõpa asks about it.

Common Mistakes

Leaving the tilde off the õ.
Moopa reime?
Moõpa reime?
The tilde is part of the letter õ. Without it the word is misspelled.

How It Connects

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Learn This First

Moõ asks where and takes -pa, so -pa comes first.

The Question Marker -pa
Know the question marker -pa, since moõ takes it: Moõpa reime? “Where are you?”
Level 1

Words in This Pattern

moõmoõpagui-gua

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