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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
Language:
Fa d’Ambô
by
Marike Post
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