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This uses evi and the flute is a sessile source while ‘he’ is a motile source.
119. syɨŋyan gɛkɛdɛ mava syɨme tavi dɛstɛ.
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Another use of badi and of esɛdɛ.
118. lene sɛdɛ ŋute esɛdɛ andabal badi bala.
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And here is where I am glad that “or” uses a completely different structure than “and”/”with”.
117. susi ŋidi baŋi sobanɛn baŋi madanɛn ono ki.
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And “or” uses baŋi, previously seen as “which”, making questions.
115. da mɛdɛ sɛdɛ baŋi atad baŋi sɛnɛt dɛmɛ?
116. ŋi doŋi kɛɬɨdiya ono baŋi uŋahɨdiya baŋi delɨdiya dɛmɛ?
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But? But. I hereby decree that “but” requires a serial predicate. And the adverb badi “unexpectedly, but-ly”.
114. mava sɛdɛ ɨsa sɛdɛ kɨtɬɛ badi dɛstɛ.
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They sent all the doors and windows to open.
113. mavna syudɨdi nadɨdi kotɬɨdinɛn otni okottɨdi dɛstɛ.
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And this is really simple. Togetherness is implied with –nɛn. To say otherwise, you would have to add the adverb liya ‘separately’.
112. ŋidi lenɛn tɨŋi dɛga.
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This is actually fairly straightforward.
111. John Elizabethnɛn sɛdɛ kaɬa tiɬanɛn dɛstɛ.
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This paraphrases to Pip and the cat (no dogs!) are inside friends. Now, people sɛdɛ and cats tɛndɛ. Either can be used for a combination. Since friends is also a class I noun, I would use sɛdɛ and elevate the cat to personhood. But then, I am a cat person.
110. Pip idɛlnɛn esɛdɛ syanna dɛstɛ.
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These are: You go carefully. and A cuppa tea goes to you Q. #109 isn’t really a command or even a polite request. It’s a question.
108. ŋidi tɨŋi mɨdeya ki.
109. mahɨdɛn tɨŋi ŋideya dɛmɛ.
And now we are half way to 218!
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