Example 66-57

seksasaraa jaaði (ambε a-datang), matam ambε a-datang
seksasaraa
tired
jaaði
become
(ambε
(while
a-datang),
prs-come)
matam
ripe
ambε
while
a-datang
prs-come
beginning to get tired, beginning to ripen
Comment:
Mulai is used insted of ambε a-datang by the older generation in Kirinda. Ambε a-datang is the most frequent inchoative construction.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
M.T.M. Rihan, p.c.