Test Sentences, 63

Continuing with Gary’s list:

  1. Sugar tastes sweet.
  2. The fire feels hot.
  3. The little girl seemed lonely.

These all use ono and add a sense of “to me”.

86. buda le botsɨdi ono bodosɨdi bala.

buda
mouth.MTsg
le
my
botsɨdi
sugar.MTpl
ono
ono.IMP
bodosɨdi
sweet.MTpl
bala
I taste

One could also say botseba tɛndɛ bodoso bala. “Sugar is sweet”.

87. kɨbe le nolɨdi ono kyalɨdi bala.

kɨbe
skin.MTsg
le
my
nolɨdi
fire.MTpl
ono
ono.IMP
kyalɨdi
hot.MTpl
bala
I feel

88. lene laki ɨsa ono naddɛbal bala.

lene
1P.MTsg
laki
girl.MTsg
ɨsa
little.MTsg
ono
ono.IMP
naddɛbal
lonely.MTpl
bala
I feel

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