Test Sentences, 124

Continuing with Gary’s list:

  1. She was always shabby, often ragged, and on cold days very uncomfortable.

Hmm. Serial predicates and a second clause and some new vocabulary.

161. mava sɛdɛ paŋa nadi ɨlɨŋyi sɛdɛ gɛŋɛn ɨnavi na loni kyɨldi mava esɛdɛ kɨdla tɛpa dɛstɛ.

mava
3P.MTsg
sɛdɛ
sɛdɛ.IMP
paŋa
shabby.MTsg
nadi
all
ɨlɨŋyi
times
sɛdɛ
sɛdɛ.IMP
gɛŋɛn
ragged.MTsg
ɨnavi
often
na
and
loni
day.SSpl
kyɨldi
cold.SSpl
mava
3P.MTsg
e-
very
sɛdɛ
sɛdɛ.IMP
kɨdla
comfort.MTsg
tɛpa
without
dɛstɛ
I’m told

Questions?