20: Nomo

Question 1

What can “nomo” mean?

Answer 1

1. just or only
2. No longer
3. can be used to augment immediate past tense in conjunction with “jas”, ie to have just done something

Question 2

There were five houses and now there are none.

Answer 2

I bin gat faev haos be naoia i nomo gat.

Question 3

There were 9 of us, but now there’s only 3 of us.

Answer 3

I bin gat naen long mifala be naoia i gat tri nomo.

Question 4

I want biscuits only.

Answer 4

Mi wantem biskit nomo

Question 5

I only eat laplap.

Answer 5

Mi kakae laplap nomo

Question 6

He only went to Santo

Answer 6

Hemi ko long Santo nomo.

Question 7

Ben is just lazy.

Answer 7

Ben i jas les nomo

Question 8

She just had a bath

Answer 8

Hem i jas swim nomo

Question 9

Ron just came back this morning.

Answer 9

Ron i jas kambak moning (ia) nomo.

Question 10

We just finished eating

Answer 10

Yumi jas finisim kakae nomo.

Question 11

He no longer wants it.

Answer 11

Hemi nomo wantem.

Question 12

Mary is no longer eating

Answer 12

Mary i nomo stap kakae.

Question 13

Henry is no longer crying.

Answer 13

Henry i nomo stap krae

Question 14

I no longer want any biscuits

Answer 14

Mi nomo wantem biskit.

Question 15

He no longer comes to Vanuatu.

Answer 15

Hemi nomo kam long Vanuatu.

Question 16

Note the distinction between no (“no”) and no longer (“nomo”) -> it’s in the same position in the sentence but the addition of -mo means “no longer” vs ~not this time