Example 41-85

avara kaazantu etus kustumaa jakavaa see noospa kinistaa ɔɔrasuntu nosa noov ravkiin lodaa, [etuspa] patokaa
avara
now
kaaza-ntu
house-loc
etus
3pl.hon
kustumaa
train
jaa-kavaa
pst-finish
see
cond
noos-pa
1pl-dat
ki-nistaa
hab-need
ɔɔras-untu
when-loc
nosa
1pl.gen
noov
new
ravkiin
violin
lo-daa,
fut-give
naa
tag
[etus-pa]
3pl.hon-dat
pa-tokaa
inf-play
Once they have finished training at home, when we need, we'll give our new violin, eh, [for them] to play (lit. If they have finished training at home, when we need, we'll give our new violin, eh, [for them] to play).
Comment:
This example illustrates the future of the dynamic verb daa 'give'.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Smith 1974-5: 5446