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Subject Phrases (A, S, CS) are double underlined. Object Phrases (O, CC) are single underlined. Peripheral Phrases are dashed. Verb Phrases are unmarked. Clauses are set off by vertical lines.
Setowa Wudu Yekeke Wudunu Lohono (The South Wind and the Sun)
Interlinear
Yekeke Wududa Lohosa sodo kadde-sedetodana bodo tene takataka yana yedi.
- yekeke
- south
- wudu
- wind
- =da
- =this.3A
- loho
- sun
- =sa
- =that.3A
- sodo
- word
- kadde
- act
- sede
- PROG
- -to
- -DP+REP
- =dana
- =this+PL.3A
- bodo
- WH
- tene
- sit
- -∅
- -NP
- =∅
- =3
- takataka
- strong
- yana
- many
- yedi
- spirit
The south wind and the sun were discussing who was the stronger one.
Laca yeleyo dunnotodanayo degewayo mede banosu.
- laca
- daughter
- yele
- person
- =yo
- =yon.3O
- dunno
- see
- -to
- -DP+REP
- =dana
- =this+PL.3A
- =yo
- =yon.3O
- degewa
- lying down
- =yo
- =yon.3O
- mede
- tree
- banosu
- under+at
They saw a young woman lying under a tree.
Bodo teneto takataka yana yedi, bodo kadde-deye-dullo dodu mede banape noyeke yeleke.
- bodo
- WH
- tene
- sit
- -to
- -DP+REP
- =∅
- =3
- takataka
- strong
- yana
- many
- yedi
- spirit
- bodo
- WH
- kadde
- act
- deye
- leave
- dullo
- know
- -∅
- -NP
- =∅
- =3
- dodu
- that
- mede
- tree
- banape
- under+from
- noye
- emerge
- -∅
- -NP
- =ke
- =yon.3A
- yele
- person
- =ke
- =yon.3A
The stronger one would be the one who could make the woman come out from under the tree.
Lit: Who would be the stronger one, who could make happen that the woman come out from under the tree.
Lohosa kadde-noyetosa.
- loho
- sun
- =sa
- =that.3A
- kadde
- act
- noye
- START
- -to
- -DP+REP
- =sa
- =that.3A
The sun started the task.
Luwu noye-noyetosa.
- luwu
- light
- noye
- emerge
- noye
- START
- -to
- -DP+REP
- =sa
- =that.3A
He started to emit light.
Noye-nolotosanu cala luwu loko luwu, yeleke da-nolotoke mede banodu.
- noye
- emerge
- nolo
- MORE
- -to
- -DP+REP
- =sa
- =that.3A
- =nu
- =N4
- cala
- warm
- luwu
- light
- loko
- sunlight
- luwu
- light
- yele
- person
- =ke
- =yon.3A
- da
- go
- nolo
- MORE
- -to
- -DP+REP
- =ke
- =yon.3A
- mede
- tree
- banodu
- bottom+to
He emitted more and more warmth and sunlight and the woman moved more under the tree.
Lohosa kadde-tettatosa.
- loho
- sun
- =sa
- =that.3A
- kadde
- act
- tetta
- STOP
- -to
- -DP+REP
- =sa
- =that.3A
The sun stopped.
Yekeke Wududa kadde-noyetoda.
- yekeke
- south
- wudu
- wind
- =da
- =this.3A
- kadde
- act
- noye
- START
- -to
- -DP+REP
- =da
- =that.3A
The wind started.
Wudu noye-noyetoda.
- wudu
- wind
- noye
- emerge
- noye
- START
- -to
- -DP+REP
- =da
- =this.3A
He started to blow.
Lit: he started to emit wind.
Woŋŋi todu kuttatodanu laja yekeke haŋŋipe mede sonodu, cala luwu da-dapetodanu.
- woŋŋi
- cloud
- todu
- surface
- kutta
- push
- -to
- -DP+REP
- =da
- =this.3A
- =nu
- =N4
- laja
- mountain
- yekeke
- south
- haŋŋipe
- around+from
- mede
- tree
- sonodu
- top+to
- cala
- warm
- luwu
- light
- da
- go
- dape
- ITER
- -to
- -DP+REP
- =da
- =this.3A
- =nu
- =N4
He pushed clouds from around the southern mountains to over the tree, and he chased away the warmth.
Lada todu deggu kanne noloto, loko luwu deggu kanne kuttato, xeye wudu noloto.
- lada
- sky
- todu
- surface
- deggu
- cover
- kanne
- PASSIVE
- nolo
- MORE
- -to
- -DP+REP
- =∅
- =3
- loko
- sunlight
- luwu
- light
- deggu
- cover
- kanne
- PASSIVE
- kutta
- FORCE
- -to
- -DP+REP
- =∅
- =3
- xeye
- dark
- wudu
- wind
- nolo
- increase
- -to
- -DP+REP
- =∅
- =3
The sky was more and more hidden, the sunlight was completely covered, and darkness grew.
Laca yeleke callototeke lada xeye todu nolo deme.
- laca
- daughter
- yele
- person
- =ke
- =yon.3A
- callo
- think
- -tote
- -DP+INF
- =ke
- =yon.3A
- lada
- sky
- xeye
- dark
- todu
- surface
- nolo
- increase
- deme
- EXPECT
- -∅
- -NP
- =∅
- =3
The young woman thought the sky would become darker.
Mede banape deyetoke, datoke koxodu.
- mede
- tree
- banape
- under+from
- deye
- leave
- -to
- -DP+REP
- =ke
- =yon.3A
- da
- this.3A
- -to
- -DP+REP
- =ke
- =yon.3A
- ko
- home
- =xo
- =place
- =du
- =to
She left from under the tree and went home.
Totetote takataka yedi teneda Yekeke Wududa.
- totetote
- therefore
- takataka
- strong
- yedi
- spirit
- tene
- sit
- -∅
- -NP
- =da
- =this.3A
- yekeke
- south
- wudu
- wind
- =da
- =this.3A
Therefore, the stronger on is the South Wind.