Example 38-96

I fa no na té zuanxaf.
Eli
3sg
fa
speak
no
1pl
na
neg
té
have
zuanxa-f.
something-neg
He/she told us he had nothing. OR: He/she told/tells us he had/has nothing.
Comment:
The first translation is identical to the sentence I asked my informants to translate. The second translation is the real meaning of the Fa d'Ambô sentence.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Own fieldwork 1990