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Special dependent person forms for subject and object
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No dependent person forms
Example 59-56:
ala he pembe ti mbi ape o
ala
2pl
he
ridicule
pembe
teeth
ti
of
mbi
1sg
ape
neg
o
pcl
Please don't laugh at my teeth.
Source:
Samarin 1967
: 148
Example 59-59:
mo ga so, me mbi ke saar tone nyen'?!
mo
2sg
ga
come
so,
thus
me
so
mbi
1sg
ke
cop
sara
do
tongana
like
nyen'?!
what
Since you've come, what am I going to do?!
Example 59-60:
i sara kobe na lege ni pepe; ni laa si i ke wara malade mingi, si i toto ya ti i
i
1pl
sara
make
kobe
food
na
prep
lege
way
ni
det
pepe;
neg
ni
det
laa
conn
si
then
i
1pl
ke
cop
wara
get
malade
sickness
mingi,
much
si
then
i
1pl
toto
cry
ya
belly
ti
of
i
1pl
We don't prepare food in the correct manner; that's why we have a lot of sickness and we complain about our stomachs.
Source:
Samarin 1967
: 156
Example 59-61:
lo mu na wali ti lo, ato na mama ni
lo
3sg
mu
give
na
prep
wali
wife
ti
of
lo,
3sg
a-to
pm
-cook
na
prep
mama
mother
ni
det
He gave it (the meat) to his wife to prepare for the mother.
Example 59-62:
mbi lingbi titene, mbi diko ahunzi pepe
mbi
1sg
lingbi
able
titene,
so.that
mbi
1sg
diko
count
ahunzi
sm
.be.finished
pepe
neg
I can't say that I have listed everything completely.
Example 59-63:
lo ga na ala
lo
3sg
ga
come
na
with
ala
3pl
He/she came with them.
Example 59-64:
mbi? mbi hinga ape
mbi?
1sg
mbi
1sg
hinga
know
ape
neg
Me? I don't know.
Example 59-65:
lo o, lo hinga ti lo ape
lo
3sg
o,
pcl
lo
3sg
hinga
know
ti
of
lo
3sg
ape
neg
Him/her, he/she doesn't know.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Sango
by
William J. Samarin
cite
Language:
Sango
Feature:
Special dependent person forms for subject and object
Source:
Samarin 1967
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