Test Sentences, 62

Continuing with Gary’s list:

  1. The streets are full of people.

There is a construction involving evi prefixed with alamya: A alamevi D which denotes that D is filled with A.

85. ɛlɛna alamevi toni.

ɛlɛna
person.MTpl
alam-
across
evi
evi.IMP
toni
street.SSpl

One could use this construction for yesterday’s sentences, but that would convey the idea that it is a bit unusual that the oranges are full of juice or the sea is full of salt.

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