Se ja kidi

Interlinear

Gada pediza nos lesedeñe, sembo ja kidis kebannajenowe.

gada
water
Ø=
3INAN.A=
pedi
tooth
=za
=near
no
come
=s
=at
le=
1SG.A=
sede
be_at
-ñe
-RP.DIR.1>0
se
say
-mbo
-RP.INF.0>0
ja
INAN
kidi
rock
=s
=at
ke=
1EX.O=
bannaje
trip
-nowe
-RP.INF.1>0

I was coming along the shoreline, and I tripped on a rock that could talk.

Sembo ja kidi lekudaloñe, eke leseñe, "Hu! Seda ŋe kidi dini?"

se
say
-mbo
-RP.INF.0>0
ja
INAN
kidi
rock
le=
1SG.A=
kudalo
pick_up
-ñe
-RP.DIR.1>0
eke
3INAN.O
le=
1SG.A=
se
say
-ñe
-RP.DIR.1>0
hu!
hey!
se
say
-da
-NP.3>0
ŋe
ANIM.SG
kidi
rock
Ø
COP
dini
2SG.A

I picked up the rock that could talk and I said to it, "Hey! Are you a rock who talks?"

Seda ŋe kidi saseñe, "La! Seda ŋe kidi leye."

se
say
-da
-NP.3>0
ŋe
ANIM.SG
kidi
rock
sa=
3SG.A=
se
say
ñe
-RP.DIR.3>1
la!
yes!
se
say
-da
-NP.3>0
ŋe
ANIM
kidi
rock
Ø
COP
leye
1SG.A

The rock who talks said, "Yes! I am a rock who talks."

Seda ŋe kidi leseñes, "Zanis bannawedu keye disewenoñe mutowo?"

se
say
-da
-NP.3>0
ŋe
ANIM.SG
kidi
rock
le=
1SG.A=
se
say
-ñes
-RP.DIR.1>3
zani
2SG.O
=s
=at
bannawe
step+NEG
=du
=to
keye
1SG.O
di=
2SG.A=
sewe
say+NEG
-noñe
-RP.INF.2>1
mutowo
why?

I said to the rock who talks, "Why did you not tell me to not step on you?"

Seda ŋe kidi se sadusuñe, "Piŋiñeda ŋe seda ŋe kidi leye dotowo."

se
say
-da
-NP.3>0
ŋe
ANIM.SG
kidi
rock
se
say
sa=
3SG.A=
dusu
back
-ñe
-RP.DIR.3>1
piŋiñe
make_pain
-da
-NP.3>0
ŋe
ANIM.SG
se
say
-da
-NP.3>0
ŋe
ANIM.SG
kidi
rock
Ø
COP
leye
1SG.A
dotowo
because

The rock who talks replied, "Because I am a rock who talks who is mean."

Se ja kidi sodo lecayeke ebelinombo, gada sedis eke lekaloñe ya.

se
say
-NP.0>0
ja
INAN
kidi
rock
sodo
word
le=
1SG.A=
cagi
belly
-ye
-1P
=ke
=OBJ
e=
3INAN.A=
belino
twist
-mbo
-RP.INF.0>0
gada
water
Ø=
3INAN.A=
sedi
navel
=s
=at
eke
3INAN.O
le=
1SG.A=
kalo
throw
-ñe
-RP.DIR.1>0
aya
and

The rock that talks' words twist my stomach, and I throw it into the sea.

Se ja kidi dunu ledusuweñe tepe.

se
say
-NP.0>0
ja
INAN
kidi
rock
dunu
look
le=
1SG.A=
dusuwe
not_again
-ñe
-RP.DIR.1>0
tepe
NEG

I never saw the rock that talks again.

 

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