Continuing with Gary’s list:
- Our bird’s name is Jacko.
- The river knows the way to the sea.
Straightforward! Though the river cannot “know” anything, so I paraphrased that as “The river’s path goes to the sea.” And, of course, no birds!
145. bɛdɛ Jacko daɬa udlava.
- bɛdɛ
- name.SSsg
- Jacko
- Jacko
- daɬa
- daɬa.IMP
- udlava
- lizard.SSsg
146. tanan ha toneya tɨŋi agada dɛstɛ.
- tanan
- river.MTsg
- ha
- PS
- toneya
- path.MTsg
- tɨŋi
- tɨŋi.IMP
- agada
- sea.SSsg
- dɛstɛ
- I’m told
I am wondering if tanan toneya tɨŋi agada dɛstɛ, where tanan is a source would convey the same thing.
Questions?