Example 57-94

mwa, ma ndema:nde ave twa mena si ta ko:ta nde wajaʃ sa nu fe lamba Tene
mwa,
1sg
ma
1sg
ndema:nde
ask
ave
with
twa
2sg
mena
now
si
if
ta
2sg
ko:ta
happy
nde
of
wajaʃ
journey
sa
rel
nu
1pl
fe
make
lamba
towards.down
Tene
Tene
I ask you now whether you are happy with the journey we made to Tene.
Comment:
The New Caledonian Island is considered as a body with the South at its head. The movement indicated goes to the North.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Ehrhart 1993