Example 59-152

tongana lo mu samba na ala, ala ken', ala tene, baa ala nyon'ka samba pepe
tongana
when
lo
3sg
mu
give
samba
beer
na
prep
ala,
2pl
ala
2pl
ken',
refuse
ala
2pl
tene,
say
baa
see
ala
2pl
nyon'-ka
drink-hab
samba
beer
pepe
neg
When he offers you beer, refuse, say, "Look, I don't drink beer."
Comment:
Notice that in this context the 2PL (used deferentially) is used in imperative discourse and that ala is used instead of ni (and possibly ani).
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Samarin corpus 1994