Example 68-57

Katong ada dudu tado-tado, dong datang bahonge sa.
Katong
1pl
ada
prog
dudu
sit
tado~tado,
quiet~quiet
dong
3pl
datang
come
ba-honge
BA-make.noise
sa.
only
We were sitting very quietly, and they came just to disturb us.
Comment:
Ba is a verbal prefix with complex functions.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
van Minde 1997: 191