Zenzontepec Chatino, Example 79

Lēʔ nu tíʔnyo tzúna nyájā nuwęʔ niī nakwę ntyejnā ntūnána tzaka nyatę̄ jiʔį̄.
lēʔ
then
nu
NOM
tíʔnyo
fifteen
tzúna
three
nyájā
year
nu
NOM
wiʔ
DEM
niī
now
nakwę
say(.3)
n-tyejnā
HAB-begin
nt-ū-nána
HAB-CAUS-ask.for
tzaka
one
nyatę̄
person
jiʔį̄
RN(.3)
At the age of eighteen it was that a person began asking for her (to marry).
Comment:
This is a lexicalized special sense of the word, where 'ask for her' means 'ask for her in marriage'. The askee NP is understood as the girl's family.
Type:
Naturalistic spoken