Toaq has the following conjunctions:
Conjunction | Meaning |
---|---|
ru | "and" |
ra | "or", "inclusive or" |
ro | "exclusive or", "either ... or ..., but not both" |
roı | "plural and", "together with" |
rı | "or?", connective question |
These conjunctions can be used in infix form and in prefix form. For the infix form, they are simply placed between two compatible constituents.
constituent | conjunction | constituent |
For the prefix form, the helper particle to is placed before the conjunction and between the connected consituents:
to + conjunction | constituent | to | constituent |
Type | Infix Form | ||
---|---|---|---|
Verbs | lẻo | ru | tải |
"try and succeed" | |||
Arguments | súq | ru | jí |
"you and I" | |||
Adverbs | pũ | ru | nãi |
"then and now" | |||
Prepositions | nèo | ru | gùq |
"on and under" | |||
Prepositional phrases | shìu nûosho jí | ru | bìe shîesho jí |
"before I fall asleep and after I wake up" | |||
Relative clauses | chö hóa baq rủa | ru | süaojıe hóa máq |
"who likes flowers and who cares about them" | |||
Statements | chỏa súq na | ru | hủosı jí |
"You speak and I listen" |
Type | Prefix Form | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Verbs | to ru | lẻo | to | tảı |
"both try and succeed" | ||||
Arguments | to ru | súq | to | jí |
"both you and I" | ||||
Adverbs | to ru | pũ | to | nãı |
"both then and now" | ||||
Prepositions | to ru | nèo | to | gùq |
"both on and under" | ||||
Prepositional phrases | to ru | tì náokua | to | nèo tóqfua |
"both in the bathroom and on the table" | ||||
Relative clauses | to ru | chö hóa baq rủa | to | süaojıe hóa máq |
"who both likes flowers and who cares about them" | ||||
Statements | to ru | chỏa súq na | to | hủosı jí |
"You speak and I listen" |