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Zenzontepec Chatino, Example 73
Kuweri tzoʔō tzoʔō lēʔ kōʔó=ǫ jiʔį̄ tza tasā xīyáʔ=ri.
k-uwe=ri
POT-get.ground=only
tzoʔō
well
tzoʔō
well
lēʔ
then
k-ōʔó=ą
POT-drink=1PL.INCL
jiʔį̄
RN
tza
one
tasā
cup
xīyáʔ=ri
small=only
It gets ground very fine and then one drinks just a small cup.
Comment:
This example illustrates the intransitive counterpart verb of the transitive verb 'grind'. The verb pair is suppletive and not related derivationally.
Type:
Naturalistic spoken
Language
:
Zenzontepec Chatino
Verb forms
:
GRIND [grind]: nkay-oō
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