mbi so mbi du mlenge ni aso mbi so mbi te ye ti melenge ti mbi ape
mbi
1sg
so
rel
mbi
1sg
du
bear
melenge
child
ni
det
a-so
sm-hurt
mbi
1sg
so
rel
mbi
1sg
te
eat
ye
thing
ti
of
melenge
child
ti
of
mbi
1sg
ape
neg
I who gave birth to this child in pain, I haven't enjoyed her hospitality.
Comment:
The vowels of so 'hurt' and so DEM are different; the first carries low tone, the second high. This is a beautiful example of the kind of clause linking that characterizes Sango and other Ubangian languages, a feature that is not captured in written Sango.