Example 1-171

Teh hem tatta en mamma si hem, dem tronnfuru.
Te
when
en
3sg
tata
father
èn
and
mama
mother
si
see
en,
3sg
den
3pl
tronfuru.
be.astonished
When his father and mother saw him, they were astonished.
Comment:
Here the noun phrase conjunctor is en, of which Schumann (1783) notes that it is Bakratongo. While en as nominal conjunctor is attested occasionally in Schumann (1783) and more frequently in Schumann (1781), it is rare to non-existent in the other sources. Note that Schumann also uses nanga 'with' as nominal conjunctor; see Example 172. Cf. also Feature 71 "Noun phrase conjunction and comitative" and Feature 72 "Nominal and verbal conjunction".
Type:
written
Source:
Schumann 1781: 25