Example 54-47

Marmay i bouz pa; i sort laba, i di: E bin! papa, la di, nou l'arivé!
Marmay
child
i
fin
bouz
move
pa;
neg
i
fin
sort
leave
laba,
over.there
i
fin
di:
say
Eben!
well
papa,
daddy
la
prf
di,
say
nou
1pl
l
prf
arive!
arrive
The children do not move; they leave the place; they say: Well, daddy, they said, we have arrived!
French: Les enfants ne bougent pas; ils quittent l'endroit, ils disent: Eh bien! papa, ils ont dit, nous sommes arrivés!
Comment:
The plural (marmay) is not overtly marked.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Barat et al. 1977: 43