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Zenzontepec Chatino, Example 166
Tyúʔu na kiiʔí jnā ketǫʔó jā ta nkūkéʔ na súkwā.
tyúʔu
POT.leave
na
ART
kiiʔ=V́
fire=DEM
jiʔį̄
RN
na
ART
ketǫʔ=V́
pot=DEM
jā
CONJ
ta
already
nkū-kéʔ
CPL-get.cooked
na
ART
súkwā
food
The fire is going to be taken from the pot because the food is done cooking.
Comment:
Literal translation: 'The fire will leave the pot because the food is already cooked.'
Type:
Offered by speaker
Language
:
Zenzontepec Chatino
Verb forms
:
COOK [cook]: nkay-ū-kéʔ
LEAVE [leave]: nkū-túʔu
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