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Example 40-138
Tər akə piken irmãʋ ki ti, su amig su kosid yafoj sata kume.
Tər
so
akə
that
piken
little
irmãʋ
brother
ki
rel
ti,
cop
.
pst
su
3sg
.
poss
amig
friend
su
gen
kosid
with
yafoj
went
sata
begin
kume.
eat
So, it was the little brother, with his friend he went and began to eat.
Comment:
This sentence is taken from a story told by Francis Martis.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Unpublished story
Language:
Korlai
by
J. Clancy Clements
cite
Datapoints:
Focusing of the noun phrase: In situ focusing (with particle)
Pequenino: A word derived from pequenino exists
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