Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko
wong[ˈwoŋ]
Variants: ong
(1) vt. use; make use of; achieve by means of.pake.
Nepa bong koli ba, pede plit ong.When my father fells a tree, he uses a sharp machete., Kalau bapak tebang pohon, pakai parang tajam.
(2) vt. with; by means of; introduces an instrument into a clause.dengan.
Ira ba neta sal ong udera.I carried the water with the pole., Saya memikul air dengan lalepak.
(3) vt. marker to introduce causee in a caused motion event.
Namrate nal-nal ong lailol.I first want to take this stuff away., Saya mau bawa barang ini dulu.
Kdil yona semel ong midi tona mina.Lift the platform over there up and place it up there., Bale-bale dibawa angkat taruh di atas.
(4) vt. oblique marker, ong functions with some verbs to introduce an argument with a non-agentive role that cannot be encoded as P.
Wir ong nea sini sobomi waite.I'm going to sell candlenuts at the store., Saya pergi jual kemiri di toko.
Guru Inggris lomu ong tetnara.The teacher teaches us English., Guru mengajar kita bahasa Inggris.
Grammatical note: In this sense wong is the final clausal verb.
Grammatical note: In this sense wong appears as a non-final serial verb.
Grammatical note: In this sense wong appears as a serial verb followed by an intransitive motion verb.
See also: -pai