Lo muntu lo yena funa mali ga wena, yena fikile izolo.
Lo
art
muntu
man
lo
rel
yena
he
fun-a
want-v
mali
money
ga
poss
wena,
you
yena
he
fik-ile
came-pst
izolo.
yesterday
The man who wants your money came yesterday.
Comment:
The first lo has neutral tone; the second lo has high tone for the relative marker. Likewise, for the demonstrative function of lo there is a tonal distinction between proximal (low tone) and distal (high tone).