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Zenzontepec Chatino, Example 120
Ntāáūʔ ītzáʔ ntunaą maxi ná nkānaʔaą̄ʔ jį̄ ná yujweę̄ʔ jiʔį̄ ná yalaʔą̄ʔ jį̄.
n-tāá=ūʔ
HAB-give=3PL
ītzáʔ
word
nt-una=ą
HAB-hear=1PL.INCL
maxi
CONJ
ná
NEG
nkā-naʔa=ą̄ʔ
CPL-see=1SG
jiʔį̄
RN(.3)
ná
NEG
y-u-jwi=ą̄ʔ
CPL-CAUS-die=1SG
jiʔį̄
RN(.3)
ná
NEG
y-alaʔ=ą̄ʔ
CPL-touch=1SG
jiʔį̄
RN(.3)
They talk about it and we listen, but I never saw it, I never killed it, I never touched it.
Type:
Naturalistic spoken
Language
:
Zenzontepec Chatino
Verb forms
:
HEAR [hear]: y-una
KILL [kill]: nkay-u-jwi
LOOK AT [look-at]: nkā-naʔa
TOUCH [touch]: y-alaʔ
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