Muke cidunuñe

Interlinear

Cudu kundas leye kodo isi cisedeñe.

cudu
animal
kunda
hunt
=s
=at
leye
1SG.A
kodo
son
isi
child
ci=
1EX.A=
sede
be_at
-ñe
-RP.DIR.1>0

My son and I were hunting rabbits.

Sakasaka sonoza bebaŋiwe ono kedu jadu keye saduñeñe.

sakasaka
mountain_range
Ø=
3INAN.A=
sono
head
=za
=near
bebaŋiwe
unusual
ono
big
kedu
cloud
ja
thing
=du
=to
keye
1SG.O
sa=
3SG.A=
duñe
show
-ñe
-RP.DIR.3>1

He showed me a large unusual cloud near the tops of the mountains.

Ja ono gali aŋi siŋi medego.

ja
thing
ono
big
Ø=
3INAN.A=
gali
neck
aŋi
COP
siŋi
tall
mede
tree
=go
-like

The large thing's trunk was tall like a tree.

Ja ono taka pen aŋi cidigo.

ja
thing
ono
big
Ø=
3INAN.A=
taka
arm
pen
few
aŋi
COP
cidi
basket
=go
-like

The large thing's several branches were platter-like.

Ja daba aŋi eki zedu enolodu kenna kecamenowe.

ja
thing
Ø=
3INAN.A=
daba
part
aŋi
COP
eki
blotchy
ze
dark
=du
=to
e=
3INAN.A=
nolo
more
-NP.0>0
=du
=to
kenna
1EX.O
ke=
1EX.O=
came
sense
-nowe
-RP.INF.1>0

It seemed to us that the thing's parts were blotchy and dark and increasing in size.

Eke mujadu kenna kedombenowe.

eke
3INAN.O
Ø
COP
muja
what
=du
=to
kenna
1EX.O
ke=
1EX.O=
dombe
know+NEG
-nowe
-RP.INF.1>0

We did not know what it was.

Ciseñeŋe tene, kodu cije, bebaŋiwe ono kedu jape genna se cijes aya.

ci=
1EX.A=
se
say
-ñeŋe
-RP.DIR.1>REFL
tene
each
ko
home
=du
=to
ci=
1EX.A=
da
go
-ye
-NP.1>0
bebaŋiwe
unusual
ono
big
kedu
cloud
ja
thing
=pe
=from
gene
elder
-na
-ANIM.PL
se
say
ci=
1EX.A=
da
go
-yes
-NP.1>3
aya
and

We said to each other that we will go home, and tell the elders about the large unusual cloud.

 

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