Example 41-38

aapa loasaa naa mamane; puuʈu lokuzee/ akasu pruveetu eev kuŋ amoor lokumee
aapa
hoppers
lo-asaa
fut-bake
naa
tag
mama-ne;
mummy-adr.f
puuʈu
pittu
lo-kuzee/
fut-cook
aka-su
that-gen
pruveetu
profit
eev
1sg
kuŋ
and
amoor
love
lo-kuma
fut-eat
I’ll bake hoppers, eh, mummy dear – I’ll cook pittu. [With] the profit from that, I and my love will eat.

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Comment:
No example with a proper name is available. In the audio file the two lines are first sung in the order given, then repeated in the reverse order.
Type:
written (poetic)
Source:
Smith 1974-5: 5715