Continuing with Gary’s list:
- Sugar tastes sweet.
- The fire feels hot.
- 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
Questions?