Emergency

1. Tulung! Tulung!

   Help!

   Usage

   What to shout in an emergency. Tulung is the dictionary word for help.

   Grammar Note

   Repeat it loudly; to ask a person, say Tulungin titiang.

2. Maling!

   Thief!

   Usage

   Shout when something is stolen. Maling is the dictionary word for thief.

   Grammar Note

   A noun; the verbs for steal are nyolong and colong.

3. Dompet titiang ical

   I have lost my wallet

   Usage

   When something is lost. Ical is the alus mider form of ilang (to vanish) in the dictionary; swap dompet for another item.

   Grammar Note

   The order is noun + titiang + ical.

4. Wenten geni!

   Fire!

   Usage

   Warns of fire. Geni is the everyday word for fire in the dictionary; api and apui also occur.

   Grammar Note

   Wenten + noun means there is ...

5. Awas!

   Watch out!

   Usage

   Warns of danger. Awas means attention or danger in the dictionary.

   Grammar Note

   Shouted on its own.

6. Sampunang!

   Stop! Do not!

   Usage

   A strong prohibition. Sampunang is the polite do not in the dictionary; the casual word is eda.

   Grammar Note

   Add a verb after it to say what not to do.

7. Tulung ngalihin polisi

   Please help me find the police

   Usage

   Asks a nearby person to find the police. Ngalihin comes from alihin (search) in the dictionary; built from checked words, no example was found.

   Grammar Note

   Tulung + verb + object makes a request.

8. Kantor polisi ring dija?

   Where is the police station?

   Usage

   Kantor is the dictionary loanword for office; the police station is kantor polisi.

   Grammar Note

   Nouns placed side by side form a compound.

9. Anak puniki pingsan

   This person has fainted

   Usage

   When you find a person who has collapsed. Pingsan means to faint in the dictionary and anak means person.

   Grammar Note

   Noun + puniki means this ...

10. Titiang sakit

    I am sick

    Usage

    Says you are unwell. Sakit is the everyday (andap) word; sungkan is for someone else's illness, never for yourself.

    Grammar Note

    An adjective; follow it with the symptom.

11. Titiang merluang ubad

    I need medicine

    Usage

    When you need medicine. Ubad is the everyday word for medicine and tamba the polite one; merluang is the dictionary verb for need.

    Grammar Note

    Merluang is the verb form of the root perlu.

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