Sentence #13

Selalemo, “Se-dullodi. se-wodice, da-seppe demele ŋawadu”

se
say
-la
-RP+DIR
=le
=1SG.A
=mo
=this.3O
se
say
dullo
ABLE
-∅
-NP
=di
=2SG.A
se
say
wo
NEG
-∅
-NP
=di
=2SG.A
=ce
=1SG.O
da
go
seppe
FAIL
deme
EXPECT
-∅
-NP
=le
=1SG.A
ŋawa
2SG.O
=du
=to

I said to it, “You can talk. You did not say to me, I should avoid you.”

This sentence is part of Kidi Sewanu (The Talking Rock).

Key

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.

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