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Zenzontepec Chatino, Example 50
na kweta kya7a_ -V7 nk-yaa& nkay-ujwi ji7i_& na kwe!na_ -V7
Na kweta kyaʔāaʔ nkyaą nkayujwi jiʔį̄ na kwénāaʔ.
na
ART
kweta
outsider
kyaʔā=Vʔ
mountain=DEM
nk-yaą
CPL-come.BASE(.3)
nkay-u-jwi
CPL-CAUS-die(.3)
jiʔį̄
RN
na
ART
kwénā=Vʔ
snake=DEM
The Mixtec came to kill the snake.
Type:
Naturalistic spoken
Language
:
Zenzontepec Chatino
Verb forms
:
DIE [die]: nku-jwi
KILL [kill]: nkay-u-jwi
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