Zenzontepec Chatino, Example 55

nku-ta=y-u_na! na nkwi!tza& -V7 nakwe& laa7 juti ji7i_& kwenta_ nu k-a_ja! lyo7o
Nkutayūná na nkwítząaʔ nakwę laaʔ juti jį̄ kwentā nu kājá lyoʔo.
nku-ta-y-ūná
CPL-begin-CPL-cry
na
ART
nkwítzą=Vʔ
child=DEM
nakwę
say
laaʔ
like.so
juti
father(.3)
jiʔį̄
RN(.3)
kwentā
because.of
nu
NOM
k-ājá
POT-get(.3)
lyoʔo
spouse
The girl began to cry because her father told her she was going to get a husband.
Type:
Naturalistic spoken