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Example 40-19
Tər asĩ kadi ũ ũ bəli tə manda manda.
Tər
so
asĩ
in.this.way
kadi
everyday
ũ
one
ũ
one
bəli
sacrificial.offering
tə
prs
manda
send
manda.
send
So, in this way each day one sacrificial offering would be sent.
Comment:
This is from an unpublished story told by Francis Martis. It is in the historical present. The scene took place in the past.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Unpublished story
Language:
Korlai
by
J. Clancy Clements
cite
Datapoints:
Order of frequency adverb, verb, and object: Adverb – object – verb
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