Example 30-5

[...], e tenba sénpri bon parénsa, e stába sénpri kontenti, len di grándi brinkadjon k'el éra.
[...],
[...]
e=ten-ba
3sg=have-ant
sénpri
always
bon
good
parénsa,
appearance
e=stá-ba
3sg=be-ant
sénpri
always
kontenti,
satisfied
len
apart
di=grándi
from=great
brinkadjon
joker
k=el=éra.
comp=3sg=be.ant
[...], he always looked good, he was always content and, on top of that, he was a great joker.
German: [...], er sah immer gut aus, er war immer zufrieden und war außerdem ein großer Spaßvogel.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
da Silva 1987: 41