Example 41-57

isti hɔlɛndars tavii ɔɔrasuntu taam, uŋ gɔɔta portugees jeentispa uŋ gɔɔta travaay jadaa
isti
this
hɔlɛndar-s
Hollander-pl
ta-vii
prs-come
ɔɔras-untu
when-loc
taam,
also
uŋ
one
gɔɔta
little
portugees
Portuguese
jeentis-pa
people-dat
uŋ
one
gɔɔta
little
travaay
difficulty
jaa-daa
pst-give
When the Hollanders came also, they gave a bit of trouble to the Portuguese.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Smith 1974-5: 3215