Example 34-79

Bu fiju na sedi boŋ algeŋ. — Bu fiju sedi baŋ boŋ algeŋ. — Si bu fiju satá baŋ wobí konsiju-s di si dona, i na sedi baŋ boŋ algeŋ.
Bu
poss.2sg
fiju
child
na
fut
sedi
cop
boŋ
nice
algeŋ.
human.being
Bu
poss.2sg
fiju
child
ø
pfv
sedi
cop
baŋ
pst
boŋ
nice
algeŋ.
human.being
Si
if
bu
poss.2sg
fiju
child
ø
pfv
satá
accept
baŋ
pst
wobí
listen.to
konsiju-s
advice-pl
di
of
si
poss.3sg
dona,
grandfather/grandmother,
i
3sg.sbj
na
fut
sedi
cop
baŋ
pst
boŋ
nice
algeŋ.
human.being
Your child will be a nice person. — Your child was a nice kid. — If your child listened to his grandfather's/grandmother's advice, he would be(come) a nice person.
Comment:
This is an example of a copula with overt aspect and/or time markers.
Type:
constructed by native-speaker linguist
Source:
Own knowledge