Example 38-99

Mu da bo za, isyi amaya bo ta xa da mu.
Amu
1sg
da
give
bo
2sg
za
already
isyi
if
amayá
tomorrow
bo
2sg
tan
iter
xa
evid
da
give
mu.
1sg
I lend it to you if you bring it back tomorrow.
Comment:
Za indicates that the owner had to be convinced to lend to the borrower; isyi ('a ver si') indicates doubt about the bringing back; xa indicates here that the return should really happen.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Own fieldwork 1990