Personal Activities 9 (boas locative question and negative)

We have looked at examples of the use of the verb <boas> (SWFM bos) to be, being in its “locative” form, which is used with locations and actions (what some people call the “long” form). Here is a summary, including the verbal particle (not needed with a preposition), which is equivalent to adding “-ing” to the end of English verbs. (Remember that in rapid speech the verbal particle is often left out.):

thero vy o … therama o … theram …                     (SWFM yth esov vy ow …)	I am …ing
thesta o ... (singular familiar)   (SWFM yth esos ta ow ...)	you are … ing thou art …ing
ma va o …                                   (SWFM yma ev ow …)	he is …ing
ma hei o …                  (SWFM yma hi ow …)	she is …ing
thero nei o …                        (SWFM yth eson ni ow …)	we are …ing
thero whei o … (formal or plural) (SWFM yth esowgh hwi ow ….)	you are …ing
môns o … ma anjei o … (more emphatic) (SWFM ymons i ow …)	they are …ing

Here are the question and negative forms:

ero vy o …? erama o …? eram o …? (SWFM esov vy ow …?)	am I … ing?
esta o ...? (familiar singular)    (SWFM esos ta ow …?)	are you … ing? art thou … ing?
üjy va o …? (SWFM usi ev ow …?)	is he … ing?
üjy hei o …?      (SWFM usi hi ow …?)	is she … ing?
ero nei o …?      (SWFM eson ni ow …?)	are we … ing?
ero whei o …? (formal or plural) (SWFM esowgh hwi ow …?)	are you … ing?
üjens o …? üjy anjei o …? (more emphatic) (SWFM usens i ow …?)	are they … ing?
nag ero vy o … nag erama o … nag eram o … (SWFM nyns esov vy ow …)	I am not … ing
nag esta o ... (familiar singular) (SWFM nyns esos ta ow …)	you are not … ing thou art not … ing
nag üjy va o … (SWFM nyns usi ev ow …)	he is not … ing
nag üjy hei o … (SWFM nyns usi hi ow …)	she is not … ing
nag ero nei o … (SWFM nyns eson ni ow …)	we are not … ing
nag ero whei o … (formal or plural) (SWFM nyns esowgh hwi ow …)	you are not … ing
nag üjens o … nag üjy anjei o … (more emphatic) (SWFM nyns usens i ow …)	they are not … ing

The <ma> and <üjy> forms can also be used with singular or plural nouns and with names instead of pronouns, e.g.:

Ma den o ...	A man is …ing
Ma Jowan ha Peder o ...	John and Peter are …ing
Üjy an flehes o …?	Are the children …ing?
Nag üjy Jana o ...	Jane is not …ing