Example 59-186

lo mu na ala samba titn ala nyon', ala ken'
lo
3sg
mu
give
na
prep
ala
2sg.def
samba
so
ti.tene
that
ala
2sg.def
nyon',
drink
ala
2sg.def
ken'
refuse
(She said), "Should he offer you beer to drink, refuse it."
Comment:
Ala is also used for both second and third persons singular (‘you’ and ‘he’ or ‘she’) in a respectful or deferential manner.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Samarin corpus 1994