Test Sentences, 7

The next three sentences in Gary’s list concern more rain:

21. The rain has stopped.
22. Soon the rain will stop.
23. I hope the rain stops soon.

21. tadna otni bodna.

bodna is an adjective. The construction N tɨŋi ADJ means that the N becomes ADJ.

22. tadna tɨŋi bodna galaba tɛlɛ.

tɛlɛ is the inference evidential. One could also say tadna tɨŋi bodna galaba dɛstɛ. “Soon the rain will stop (I’m told).”

23. lene kyɛsinɛn sɛdɛ tadna tɨŋi bodna galaba.

sɛdɛ is one of the three verbs to be. Its subject is something with a strong vertical configuration, like a person. Its subject can be either motile or sessile, which is why kyɛsi stays sessile. All of the to be verbs can take a clause in the destination slot, which refers to one of the subjects, in this case kyɛsi.

In Kēlen:

21. ñi antārranni antōrreni;

22. anniþen ñi antārranni antōrreni rēha;

23. sele jacēxa ien anniþen ñi antārranni antōrreni rēha;

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