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Zenzontepec Chatino, Example 48
Jā tyánana nyatę̄ nu nu nu kujwi jnūwá nu tyána nyāʔā tula ʔnena jiʔį̄.
jā
CONJ
tyána=na
POT.look.for=1PL.INCL
nyatę̄
person
nu
NOM
k-u-jwi
POT-CAUS-die
jiʔį̄
RN
nu
NOM
wá
DEM
nu
NOM
tyána
POT.look.for
nyāʔā
HAB.see.2SG
tula
what
ʔne=na
POT.do=1PL.INCL
jiʔį̄
RN(.3)
Let's look for someone who will kill that one (snake) and who will look for, you see, what we are going to do.
Type:
Naturalistic spoken
Language
:
Zenzontepec Chatino
Verb forms
:
DIE [die]: nku-jwi
KILL [kill]: nkay-u-jwi
SEARCH FOR [search-for]: nkwī-tyána
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