Example 49-289

Manman m di m konsa m a kapab leve on sak san liv lè m a gen kenz an.
Manman
mother
m
1sg
di
say
m
1sg
konsa
like
m
that
a
1sg
kapab
fut
leve
able
on
lift
sak
a
san
sack
liv
hundred
pound
m
when
a
1sg
gen
fut
kenz
fifteen
an.
year
My mother told me like this that I would be able to lift a sack of one hundred pounds when I would be fifteen years old.
French: Ma mère m’a dit comme ça que je serai capable de soulever un sac de cent livres quand j’aurai quinze ans.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Dejean 1982: 34