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Mauritian Creole
Noun
bolom
- Alternative form of bonom
North Moluccan Malay
Etymology
From Malay belum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɔˈlɔm/
- Hyphenation: bo‧lom
Adverb
bolóm
- not yet (not for the moment, though expected later)
Kita bolom makang sampe ini malam.- I have not yet eaten until tonight.
De bolom jadi dokter.- He is not a doctor yet.
Particle
bolóm
- Used to answer an question, with its meaning generally being 'no' or 'not yet', but also 'yes' in some contexts.
Usage notes
bolom must be used with jadi when the sentence construction is "X be not Y yet" (both X and Y are nouns). More examples of the usage are as follows.
Tadi ta lia nga bolom tidor.- I saw you were not sleeping yet.
Depe makanan bolom dingin.- The food is not cold yet.
Ta pe ana bolom jadi polisi.- My son is not a police officer yet.
Nga bolom jadi pegawai.- You are not an employee yet.
See also
Other North Moluccan Malay negators:
Tzotzil
Pronunciation
- (Zinacantán) IPA(key): /ˈɓɔlɔm/
Noun
bolom
- jaguar
Derived terms
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