Test Sentences, 119

Continuing with Gary’s list:

  1. Here under this tree they gave their guests a splendid feast.

This sentence gets two sources, one a purpose (the guests) and one a cause (they), and the feast is the subject.

156. lasnavi mavna keneneya gɛkɛdeya omɛt da mɛdɛ susi tadya dɛstɛ

lasnavi
guest.SSpl
mavna
3P.MTpl
keneneya
feast.MTsg
gɛkɛdeya
wonderful.MTsg
omɛt
ɛmɛmɛ.PRF
da
this
mɛdɛ
tree.SSsg
susi
here
tadya
under
dɛstɛ
I’m told

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