Test Sentences, 120

Continuing with Gary’s list:

  1. In winter I get up at night, and dress by yellow candlelight.

You know, some of these sentences would never, ever, be uttered in conversation. So, winter lies, and I get up at night, and then I dress by torchlight.

157. bɨlɨs tada daɬa na lene tɨŋi syele olaya ladi lenada iɬyɨdi ɛmɛmɛ luke da logi.

bɨlɨs tada
winter
daɬa
daɬa.IMP
na
and
lene
1P.MTsg
tɨŋi
tɨŋi.IMP
syele
night.SSsg
olaya
upwards
ladi
and then
lenada
1P.MTsg.REFL
iɬyɨdi
clothes.MTpl
ɛmɛmɛ
ɛmɛmɛ.IMP
luke
torch.SSsg
da
PS
logi
light.SSpl

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