Example 41-157

noos nukusaba eli batikalontu tiɲa falaatu
noos
1pl
nuku-saba
neg-know
eli
3sg.m.nhon
batikalo-ntu
Batticaloa-loc
tiɲa
pst.be
falaa-tu
quot-pfv
We did not know he was in Batticaloa.
Comment:
The example is normalized from several variants given in response to the elicitation prompt 'We didn't know about his coming to Batticaloa', which the speaker found difficult to translate.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Smith 1974-5: 2086-31