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Example 57-71
paske tule vja ava sola tro per ke Bo:ndje va pini sola ka sola pa ule ekute sa tule per le ndi
paske
because
tule
pl
vje
old
ava
before
sola
they
tro
too.much
per
fear
ke
that
[...]
[...]
Because all the old people before were very much afraid that [God might come to punish them when they did not listen to what the Fathers said].
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Ehrhart 1993
: 243
Language:
Tayo
by
Sabine Ehrhart
and
Melanie Revis
cite
Datapoints:
Experiencer constructions with ‘fear’: Experiencer is subject, 'fear' is verbal
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