Example 65-35

За ваша женушеки месяза посиди еса?
Za wasa ʒenusəki mesiaʒa pasidi esa?
Za
foc
wasa
2pl
ʒenusəki
wife
mesiaʒa
place
pasidi
sit
esa?
rep
Do you (pl.) sit with your wives? OR: Do you spend much time with your wives?
Comment:
This is a question asked by a Russian woman to a Chinese merchant about Chinese customs. The original source for this example is Cherepanov (1853: 375).
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Neumann 1966: 246-248