Zenzontepec Chatino, Example 229

Tī kwēyáʔ estē ntuʔu ntāʔwé niī jā nu jnyaʔa tiʔiri ntii kétū yaką nchatasaʔą tī na na saaʔ tzoʔō.
EMPH
kwēyáʔ
time
estē
this
n-t-uʔu
STAT-TRN-be.inside
ntāʔwé
sapote
niī
now
CONJ
nu
NOM
jnyaʔa
true
tiʔi=ri
in.pain=only
nt-ii
HAB-feel
kétū
hole
yaką
ear
n-chata-saʔą
HAB-get.up-be.attached
EMPH
na
ART
na
ART
saaʔ
parrot
tzoʔō
good
At the time that black sapotes were in season (on the tree ready for harvest) our ears would hurt when the mute parrots would all take off at once (it was loud).
Type:
Naturalistic spoken