Example 4-166

A be wani (fu) leli a koni fu a bakaa.
A
he
be
pst
wani
want
(fu)
(for)
leli
learn
a
det.sg
koni
clever
fu
poss
a
det.sg
bakaa.
outsider
He wanted to learn the wisdom of the white people.
Comment:
Note that fu is optional after wani.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Huttar and Huttar 1994: 513