Example 59-347

akota zo aeke na mbage osi ti te nga, na akoli aeke na mbage osi ti te ti ala nga
a-kota
pl-big
zo
person
a-eke
pm-cop
na
prep
mbage
side
osi
also
ti
to
te
eat
nga,
also
na
and
a-koli
pl-man
a-eke
pm-cop
na
prep
mbage
side
osi
also
ti
to
te
eat
ti
of
ala
3pl
nga
also
The elders were to one side to eat also, and men were also on one side to eat theirs also.
Comment:
The second clause might be a revision of the first: 'Men sat at one side to eat.' Osi is borrowed from French aussi.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Own knowledge