Example 9-89

Wen a de wok lang di ki ya hia wan li 'kilin-kilin'.
Wen
when
a
1sg
de
hab
wok
work
lang
along
di
the
ki
caye
ya
you
hia
hear
wan
a
li
little
'kilin-kilin'.
'kilin-kilin'
When I work along the caye, you hear a noise like 'kilin-kilin'.
Comment:
This illustrates the habitual use of de.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Escure 2004: 531