Example 41-55

poɖiyaas sudu akantu mee yanasa, aka kaazantu
poɖiyaas
children
tudu
all
aka-ntu
that-loc
mee
foc
jaa-nasa,
pst-be.born
aka
that
kaaza-ntu
house-loc
The children were all born there, in that house.
Comment:
This item illustrates the deictic/anaphoric use of aka. Poɖiyaas illustrates the lack of marking of S (like A).
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Smith 1974-5: 5105