Putting Short Attached Words in Order
The supported patterns include pronoun + pay, pronoun + kadi and da + pay + laeng.
How It Works
In the documented patterns, a short subject pronoun follows its host and precedes pay or kadi. In da pay laeng, the pronoun precedes both particles. With awan, this expresses continued absence: “not yet.” These combinations do not establish a complete hierarchy for every particle.
Compare Agsalaka pay., “Dance some more,” with Agawidkayo kadi?, “Are you going home?” The pronouns identify the participants; the particles add continuation or questioning. Kayo addresses several people or respectfully one person.
Modern spelling attaches the pronoun: agsala + ka → agsalaka and awan + da → awanda. KWF explicitly excepts ida. The change particle can attach after a pronoun, producing kayon, “you … now/already.” Grammatical boundaries therefore need not be written spaces. Under predicate negation, predicate enclitics follow saan; the excerpts do not establish every multi-particle sequence there.
Examples (3)
- Agsalaka pay.
Dance some more.
Subject ka attaches to the verb and precedes continuation particle pay.
- Agawidkayo kadi?
Are you going home?
Kayo precedes question particle kadi; the address can be plural or respectful.
- Awanda pay laeng ditoy.
They are not here yet.
Da attaches to awan and precedes pay laeng, giving continued absence a not-yet reading.
Related Patterns
- Pronouns in Negative Clauses
Shows saan taking predicate enclitics as their host.
Level 2 - payStill, More or Also
Explains continuation and addition in these sequences.
Level 2 - kadiAsking a Yes-or-No Question
Develops the question pattern illustrated after kayo.
Level 1 - Change Particle -en / -nAlready and a New State
Explains the change particle appearing after a pronoun in kayon.
Level 2 - Combining Actor and Patient Pronouns
Develops combinations involving two participant pronouns.
Level 3
Words in This Pattern
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