SYNTAX

stE.    literally means "that starts (from)."  It is always preceded by a group of nouns and followed by another noun which shows the type of the preceding nouns.

noun+noun+ stE.

kuikakuila BIya stE. eqak\sraetQ   drinks such as cocacola, beer

tuiyiuta masI;dI; stE. ka;etQ   cars such as Toyota, Mercedes

epmy\. "although" follows a verb.

verb+ epmy\.

qU e`pa epmy\.   Although he said

qU e`paepmy\. kYn\eta\ myuMBU;"   Although he said, I do not believe.

qU ep; epmy\. kYn\eta\ myUBU;"   I did not take although he gave.

lE "also" is used after a noun.

noun+ lE

qU saAup\lE wy\my\"  He will buy a book also.

qUlE saAup\ wy\my\"     He also will buy (a) book. 

lE "although" is used after a verb.

verb+ lE

qUep;lE kYn\eta\myUBU;"   Although he gives, I do not take.

qU SalE msa;BU;"     He does not eat although he is hungry.

lE    is used between the two reduplicated verbs when the subject is involved in more than one action.  It will be an imcomplete sentence unless it is followed by another sentence in the same structure but with a different verb.   Notice that lE  will function as "nor" in English when it occurs in negative statements.

verb+ lE +verb

kYn\eta\ sa;lEsa;my\" eqak\lEeqak\my\"   I will eat and drink.

kYn\eta\ sa;lEmsa;BU;" eqak\lE meqak\BU;"       I will not eat or drink.

lui>  is used as a quotation marker after a noun or sentence.

noun/sentence+  lui>

qU>namv\ emac\emac\lui> eKFpfty\"      His name is called Maung Maung.

qUlamy\lui> e`papfty\"    He said he will come.

lui>  "because" is used after a verb.

qU Salui> sa;pfty\"  He eats because he is hungry.

mAa;lui> kYn\eta\ mqQa;pfBU;"  I did not go because I am not free.