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Example 35-262
Xi tudu mwala myole ká sêbê kwa se [...].
Xi
if
tudu
all
mwala
woman
myole
today
ká
irr
sêbê
know
kwa
thing
se
dem
[...].
[...]
If all today's women would know that [...].
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Comment:
Mood marker
ká
for irrealis bears a high tone and contrasts with aspect marker
ka
. Compare this audio file with the audio file for Example 265.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Own data
Language:
Santome
by
Tjerk Hagemeijer
cite
Datapoints:
Tone: Simple tone system, for lexical and grammatical distinctions
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