lecslab/glosslm-corpus-split huggingface dataset:
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Yu ték di maíz yu hól=an .
Glosses: 2SG take DEF maize 2SG hold=3SG.OBJ
Translation: You take the maize and hold it.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Es que , e fáyn wé yu nó sabí sé e kɔmɔ́t fɔ di animal .
Glosses: it.is that 3SG.SBJ be.fine SUB 2SG NEG know QUOT 3SG.SBJ come.out PREP DEF animal
Translation: It’s that it is fine when you don’t know that it [the milk] has just come out of the animal.’ [ed03sp 105]
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Dɛn kin fíɛ dɛn mán dán káyn stáyl .
Glosses: 3PL HAB fear 3PL man that kind style
Translation: They (usually) fear their husbands and the like.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Yu de fíɛ di mán mék e nó bít yú ɔ mék e nó drɛ́b yú fɔ haws ó .
Glosses: 2SG IPFV fear DEF man SBJV 3SG.SBJ NEG beat 2SG.INDP or SBJV 3SG.SBJ NEG drive 2SG.INDP PREP house SP
Translation: You fear your man lest he should beat you or drive you out of the house.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Yu nó fít , porque yu mamá nó go hébul pé ɔ́l di wók wé dán mán dɔ́n dú fɔ yú
Glosses: 2SG NEG can because 2SG mother NEG POT be.capable pay all DEF work SUB that man PRF do PREP 2SG.INDP
Translation: You can’t because your mother wouldn’t be able to pay all that work
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: A gɛ́t wán bíg sísta wé na mulata .
Glosses: 1SG.SBJ get one big sister SUB FOC African-European.F
Translation: I have a/one big sister who is African-European.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: A wánt mék yu dú mí sɔn fébɔ , mék yu wás mi sɔn klós dɛn .
Glosses: 1SG.SBJ want SBJV 2SG do 1SG.INDP some favour SBJV 2SG wash 1SG.INDP some clothing PL
Translation: I want you to do me a favour (and) wash some clothes for me.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Na sé , na layk sé di mán de mék yú wán fébɔ .
Glosses: FOC QUOT FOC like QUOT DEF man IPFV make 2SG.INDP one favour
Translation: It is that, it is as if the man is doing you a favour.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Yu sabí sé wán motó fɔ wán mún na cincuenta dólar , ɛf yu hól wán motó fɔ wán mún .
Glosses: 2SG know QUOT one car PREP one month FOC fifty dollar if 2SG hold one car PREP one month
Translation: You know that a car for one month is fifty dollars, if you keep a car for only one month.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Na wán ɔnkúl directo , fɔ mi mamá in papá in fámbul pát .
Glosses: FOC one uncle direct PREP 1SG.POSS mother 3SG.POSS father 3SG.POSS family part
Translation: (He) is a direct uncle on my mother’s father’s family’s side.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: E dé complicado , na wán tín dat .
Glosses: 3SG.SBJ BE.LOC complicated FOC one thing that
Translation: It’s complicated, it’s one (kind of a) thing.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Áfta wi kán mít layk wán seis años después .
Glosses: then 1PL real meet like one six year.PL afterwards
Translation: Then we met again some six years later.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Wi gɛ́t sɔn fámbul dé , na dán yu , na yu prima .
Glosses: 1PL get some family there FOC that 2SG FOC 2SG cousin.F
Translation: We have a family member there, it’s your, it’s your female cousin.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Blɔ́d de kɔmɔ́t na in nós , e de kɔmɔ́t na in mɔ́t .
Glosses: blood IPFV come.out LOC 3SG.POSS nose 3SG.SBJ IPFV come.out LOC 3SG.POSS mouth
Translation: Blood was coming out of her nose, it was coming out of her mouth.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Sóté a nó tɔ́k nó wán wɔ́d .
Glosses: until 1SG.SBJ NEG talk NEG one word
Translation: Until I didn’t say a single word (anymore).
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Yu sabí sé yu nó gɛ́t pikín ?
Glosses: 2SG know QUOT 2SG NEG get child
Translation: Do you (really) know that you don’t have a child?
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Yɛ́s , a gɛ́t wán .
Glosses: yes 1SG.SBJ get one
Translation: Yes, I have one [a TV set].’ [dj05ae 078]
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Na só mi yón sɛ́f , a jɔ́s báy sɔn .
Glosses: FOC like.that 1SG.POSS own EMP 1SG.SBJ just buy some
Translation: That’s how it is with me as well, I just bought one [a TV set].’ [ma0305hm 072]
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: A gɛ́t sɔn dɛn .
Glosses: 1SG.SBJ get some PL
Translation: I have some (PL).
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Sɔn in sísta
Glosses: some 3SG.POSS sister
Translation: A sister of hers (…)
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: A sé , wán mi kɔ́mpin nɔ́,
Glosses: 1SG.SBJ QUOT one 1SG.POSS friend INTJ
Translation: I say one of my friends, right, (…)
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Sɔn áwa a nó kin hébul mɔ́, mi sísta dɛn kin sɛ́n mi mɔní .
Glosses: some hour 1SG.SBJ NEG HAB be.capable more 1SG.POSS sister PL HAB send 1SG.INDP money
Translation: Sometimes I wouldn’t cope any more, (so) my sisters would send me money.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Wán dé sɔn pɔ́sin bin kán sé , e de tɔ́k sé yu dɔ́n gí wán golpe sɔn sáy .
Glosses: one day some person PST come QUOT 3SG.SBJ IPFV talk QUOT 2SG PRF give one blow some side . 
Translation: One day somebody came that, he was saying that you had given a blow
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Djunais tɔ́k sé , nɔ́ Rubi dí gɛ́l lɛ́k yú .
Glosses: NAME talk QUOT INTJ NAME this girl like 2SG.INDP
Translation: Djunais said, really Rubi, this girl likes you.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Ɔ́l dán pikín dɛn na dán mán in yón .
Glosses: all that child PL FOC that man 3SG.POSS own
Translation: All those children are that man’s.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: A tínk sé dí wán na wán problema fɔ Afrika , ɛ́n .
Glosses: 1SG.SBJ think QUOT this one FOC one problem PREP PLACE SP
Translation: I think that this is a problem in Africa.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Na dé dís wán dɛn mamá dɛn de mék ɛ́ni tín .
Glosses: FOC there this one 3PL mother 3PL IPFV make every thing
Translation: It is then that these ones’ mothers do every thing.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Dís nóto Manolete .
Glosses: this NEG.FOC NAME
Translation: This is not Manolete (oil).
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Dát nó go dú ó !
Glosses: that NEG POT do SP
Translation: That really won’t do.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Sé na ín dís , na yu húman dís , yu wánt ɔ yu nó wánt , na in dís .
Glosses: QUOT FOC 3SG.INDP this FOC 2SG woman this 2SG want or 2SG NEG want FOC 3SG.POSS this
Translation: (She said) this is her, this is your wife, you like it or not,
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Na in vida dát .
Glosses: FOC 3SG.POSS life that
Translation: That’s his (kind of) life.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Lúk=an , di dé wé dís Paquita in papá bin kán ték=an , e pé avioneta .
Glosses: look=3SG.OBJ DEF day SUB this NAME 3SG.POSS father PST come take=3SG.OBJ 3SG.SBJ pay small.aircraft
Translation: Look at this, the day that Paquita’s father came to take her,
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Cuñado , mí gɛ́fɔ fɛ́n dán mi prima ó , Cristina .
Glosses: brother-in-law 1SG.INDP have.to look.for that 1SG.POSS cousin.F SP NAME
Translation: Brother(-in-law), I [EMP] really have to look for that my
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Ɛhɛ́, wán glás watá aparte , yu pút=an ínsay , dán wán dé , yu fít ték medio fɔ dán sén glas
Glosses: INTJ one glass water separate 2SG put=3SG.OBJ inside that one there 2SG can take half PREP that same glass
Translation: Exactly, one glass of water separately, you put it inside, as for that one, you can
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: A ték tú peso a báy dán dís-tín
Glosses: 1SG.SBJ take two peso 1SG.SBJ buy that this-thing
Translation: I took two pesos (and) I bought this whatsit (…)
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Wet ɔ́l dɛn fronteras dɛn wé dɛn de chénch .
Glosses: with all those borders PL SUB 3PL IPFV change
Translation: With all those borders that are changing.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Wi de gó dɔ́n , wi de gó lɛ́f=an di sáy dán motó dé .
Glosses: 1PL IPFV go down 1PL IPFV go leave=3SG.OBJ DEF side that car BE.LOC
Translation: We’re going down, we are going to leave it where that car is.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Wán glás watá ?
Glosses: one glass water
Translation: One glass of water?
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Ɛhɛ́, wán glas watá aparte , yu pút=an ínsay , dán wán dé yu fít ték medio fɔ dán sén glas
Glosses: exactly one glass water separate 2SG put=3SG.OBJ inside that one there 2SG can take half PREP that same glass
Translation: Exactly, one glass of water separately, you put it inside, that one [that method],
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Yu nó fít jɔ́s trowé di tín dɛn na strít só .
Glosses: 2SG NEG can just throw.away DEF thing PL LOC street like.that
Translation: You can’t just throw the things into the street like that.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Fɔ pípul dɛn , pípul dɛn kin dé na ród , plɛ́nte .
Glosses: PREP people PL people PL HAB BE.LOC LOC road plenty
Translation: Because of people, people are usually on the road, a lot.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Fít sifta ín sóté tú tɛ́n mék mék dán smɔ́l smɔ́l watá dɛn nó lɛ́f .
Glosses: can sieve 3SG.INDP until two time make SBJV that small REP water PL NEG leave
Translation: (You) can sieve it up to two times in order not to make that
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: A bin de vɔ́mit dán leche dɛn fɔ́s fɔ́s tɛ́n dɛn .
Glosses: 1SG.SBJ PST IPFV vomit that milk PL first REP time PL
Translation: I was throwing up that milk during the first few times.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: E gɛ́t tú pikín dɛn na Panyá sɛ́f .
Glosses: 3SG.SBJ get two child PL LOC Spain EMP
Translation: She even has two children in Spain.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: E bríng trí kasára , e lé dɛ́n pantáp di tébul .
Glosses: 3SG.SBJ bring three cassava 3SG.SBJ lie 3PL.INDP on DEF table
Translation: He brought three cassavas and put them on the table.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Yu wánt báy cuaderno , bolí ɔ́l dán tín dɛn na wet dólar .
Glosses: 2SG want buy exercise.book pen all that thing PL FOC with dollar
Translation: You want to buy an exercise book, pen and all those things, it’s with dollars.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Bɔkú motó dɛn dé yá só ,
Glosses: much car PL BE.LOC here like.that
Translation: (Since) there were many cars around, (…)
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Mí , lɛk háw yu de sí mí , a dɔ́n sí plɛ́nte tín .
Glosses: 1SG.INDP like how 2SG IPFV see 1SG.INDP 1SG.SBJ PRF see plenty thing
Translation: As for me, as you see me (now), I’ve seen many things (in life).
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Áfta dɛ́n na mi sobrinos dɛn .
Glosses: then 3PL.INDP FOC 1SG.POSS nephew.PL PL
Translation: So, they are my nephews.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Ɔ́l Ghána bɔ́y-s dɛn , wé dɛn dé
Glosses: all Ghana boy-PL PL SUB 3PL BE.LOC
Translation: All the Ghanaian guys that were around (…)
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: A dɔ́n explica Boyé dɛn , sé na só mi de mɛ́mba , ɔ́l tín .
Glosses: 1SG.SBJ PRF explain NAME PL QUOT FOC like.that 1SG.INDP IPFV remember all thing
Translation: I have explained to Boyé and the others that this is how I remember everything.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Di húman wé dɛn fáyn mɔ́ na América_Latina húman dɛn .
Glosses: DEF woman SUB 3PL fine more LOC PLACE woman PL
Translation: The women who are the most beautiful are Latin American women.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Estudiante fɔ Guinea dɛn de sɔ́fa plɛ́nte .
Glosses: student PREP PLACE 3PL/PL IPFV suffer plenty
Translation: Guinean students were suffering a lot.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Na mán in suerte .
Glosses: FOC man 3SG.POSS luck
Translation: That’s the fortune of men.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Dɔ́g kin bɛ́t .
Glosses: dog HAB bite
Translation: Dogs bite.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Chɔ́p dé na hós , pamáyn dé
Glosses: food BE.LOC LOC house oil BE.LOC
Translation: There’s food in the house, there’s oil (…)
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Yu fɔ trowé di watá yá só .
Glosses: 2SG PREP pour DEF water here like.that
Translation: You have to pour (out) the water here.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Brís de bló .
Glosses: air IPFV blow
Translation: The wind is blowing.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Mán dɛn nó de bísin fɔ mék fám mɔ́.
Glosses: man PL NEG IPFV be.busy PREP make farm more
Translation: People are no more into farming.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Pero di gabonés wé de tɔ́k Bata wet di guineano wé de tɔ́k Bata , di sonido nó dé di sén .
Glosses: but DEF Gabonese SUB IPFV talk Fang with DEF Guinean SUB IPFV talk Fang DEF sound NEG BE.LOC DEF same
Translation: But the Gabonese who talks Fang and the Guinean who talks Fang, the sound is not the same.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Tidé pikín yu go gɛ́t bɛlɛ́, yu púl=an yu go dáy wet bɛlɛ́.
Glosses: today child 2SG POT get belly 2SG remove=3SG.OBJ 2SG POT die with belly
Translation: As for children of today, they get pregnant, they abort it and die because of the pregnancy.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: A ralla ín wet rallador .
Glosses: 1SG.SBJ grate 3SG.INDP with grater
Translation: I grated it with a grater.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Bɔt wé di mán na bíg mán , di húman sɛ́f na bíg húman , porque ɔ́l tɛ́n na húman dé bɔtɔ́n mán .
Glosses: but SUB DEF man FOC big man DEF woman EMP FOC big woman because all time FOC woman BE.LOC under man
Translation: But when the man is a big man, the woman, too is a big woman, because
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Yu pút ɔ́da nyú wán ínsay , dán wán sé mék e nó smɛ́l .
Glosses: 2SG put other new one inside that one QUOT SBJV 3SG.SBJ NEG smell
Translation: (Then) you put another one inside, that in order for it
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: E gɛ́t wán trɔ́n stáyl fɔ tɔ́k=an .
Glosses: 3SG.SBJ get one strong style PREP talk=3SG.OBJ
Translation: There’s a profound way of saying it.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Dán wáyt tín wé e dé na in yáy .
Glosses: that white thing SUB 3SG.SBJ BE.LOC LOC 3SG.POSS eye
Translation: That white thing that’s in his eye.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Na wán mán wé e lɔ́s .
Glosses: FOC one man SUB 3SG.SBJ lose . 
Translation: He’s a lost man [a hopeless case].’ [be07fn 217]
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Wán dé wán_dé dís húman go tɔ́n kres-húman .
Glosses: one day REP this woman POT turn crazy.CPD-woman
Translation: Someday this woman will turn into a crazy woman.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Wán glás watá .
Glosses: one glass water
Translation: One glass of water
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Pero chico na yu pikín in láyf .
Glosses: but boy FOC 2SG child 3SG.POSS life
Translation: But boy, it is your child’s life.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: (...) wáyt pípul dɛn wáyf .
Glosses: _ white people PL wife
Translation: (…) white people’s wives.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Na yú in hós .
Glosses: FOC 2SG.INDP 3SG.POSS house
Translation: Intended: ‘It’s your house.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Na dé a kán sabí mi mamá in papá in fámbul .
Glosses: FOC there 1SG.SBJ PFV know 1SG.POSS mother 3SG.POSS father 3SG.POSS family
Translation: It is there that I got to know my mother’s father’s family.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Áfta Miguel Ángel wé na di lás pikín fɔ mi antí .
Glosses: then NAME NAME SUB FOC DEF last child PREP 1SG.POSS aunt
Translation: Then (there is) Miguel Ángel who is the last child of my aunt.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Áfta dɛn de gɛ́t fisionomía fɔ Afrika dɛn .
Glosses: then 3PL IPFV get physiognomy PREP PLACE PL
Translation: Then, they have African physiognomies.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Yu nó go gɛ́t hambɔ́g fɔ pípul dɛn .
Glosses: 2SG NEG POT get irritation PREP people PL
Translation: You won’t get any irritation from people.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Dán casa verde , dán casa fɔ madera
Glosses: that house green that house PREP wood
Translation: That green house, that wooden house (…)
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Gɔ́bna de gí yu pát fɔ di mɔní .
Glosses: government IPFV give 2SG part PREP DEF money
Translation: Government gives you part of the money.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Sɔn fɔ di watá dé yét .
Glosses: some PREP DEF water BE.LOC yet
Translation: Some of the water still remains.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Na wán prensa internacional wán ministro fɔ Gabón kán tɔ́k sé dán isla na Gabón .
Glosses: LOC one press international one minister PREP PLACE PFV talk QUOT that island FOC PLACE
Translation: In an international press [newspaper] a secretary of state of Gabon said that that island is [belongs to] Gabon.’ [fr03ft 111]
Language: Spanish (English translation)
Transcription: So a dɔ́n gɛ́t trí nacionalidad na dís wɔ́l .
Glosses: so 1SG.SBJ PRF get three nationality LOC this world
Translation: So I have three nationalities in this world.
Language: Spanish (English translation)
Transcription: Ɛf yu de ték trí , treinta mil .
Glosses: if 2SG IPFV take three thirty thousand
Translation: If you take three, (it is) thirty thousand.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Na di fɔ́s tín
Glosses: FOC DEF first thing
Translation: It’s the first thing (…)
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: E gó blánt wet di sɛkɔ́n papá .
Glosses: 3SG.SBJ go reside with DEF second father
Translation: She went to stay with the second father [stepfather].’ [hi07fn 225]
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Mí na di las-mán
Glosses: 1SG.INDP FOC DEF last.CPD-man
Translation: I’m the last person (here).
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Di nɔmba-tú pikín , e kán tɛ́l mí di sén tín .
Glosses: DEF number.CPD-two child 3SG.SBJ PFV tell 1SG.INDP DEF same thing
Translation: (As for) the second child, she told me the same thing.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Dɛn tɛ́l=an sé “nóto ín wán”.
Glosses: 3PL tell=3SG.OBJ QUOT NEG.FOC 3SG.INDP one
Translation: They told her “it’s not only her.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Mi brɔ́da ín wán mɛ́n di pikín .
Glosses: 1SG.POSS brother 3SG.INDP one raise DEF child
Translation: My brother raised the [his] child single-handedly.’ [he07fn 444]
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: (...) yu de bák ɔ́l di mɔní
Glosses: _ 2SG IPFV give.back all DEF money
Translation: (…) you return all the money (…)
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Di pikín ɔ́l sé na mi yón bikɔs a dɔ́n pé mɔní .
Glosses: DEF child all QUOT FOC 1SG.POSS own because 1SG.SBJ PFV pay money
Translation: (…) all the children are mine, because I have paid money [the dowry].’ [hi03cb 196]
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Ɔ́l mán kin lúk=an , yu go sí wi nó go mít nó bɔ́di na hós .
Glosses: all man HAB look=3SG.OBJ 2SG POT see 1PL NEG POT meet NEG body LOC house
Translation: Everybody watches it, you’ll see, we won’t run into anybody
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Porque na mí mí de prepara ɔ́l tín .
Glosses: because FOC 1SG.INDP 1SG.INDP IPFV cook all thing
Translation: Because it was me, I was cooking everything.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Mí sɛ́f , ɔ́l pɔ́sin dɛn kin áks mí sé yu dɔ́n bɔ́n ?
Glosses: 1SG.INDP EMP all person PL HAB ask 1SG.INDP QUOT 2SG PFV give.birth
Translation: As for me, all people ask me, “do you have a child?”
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: “Ɔ́l tidé e bin de kɔ́l mí”, e kɔ́l mí wán tɛ́n dásɔl .
Glosses: “all today 3SG.SBJ PST IPFV call 1SG.INDP 3SG.SBJ call 1SG.INDP one time only
Translation: “All of today he was calling me [so he says]”, he [actually] called me only
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Ɔ́l hía pák polvo .
Glosses: all here pack dust
Translation: All this place is full of dust.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: (...) adɔnkɛ́ e nó sí yú wán hól dé ,
Glosses: _ even.if 3SG.SBJ NEG see 2SG.INDP one whole day
Translation: (…) even if she didn’t see you for a whole day, (…)
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Di ónli lángwech wé dɛn de tɔ́k fáyn fáyn ,
Glosses: DEF only language SUB 3PL IPFV talk fine REP
Translation: The only language that they speak really well (…)
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Ónli dɛn wánt hía Panyá .
Glosses: only 3PL want hear Spanish
Translation: They only want to hear Spanish.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: A bin bríng wán bláy só , sósó jakató .
Glosses: 1SG.SBJ PST bring one bag like.this only bitter.tomato
Translation: I brought a bag like this, full of bitter tomatoes.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Aa sósó yandá .
Glosses: INTJ only yonder
Translation: Ah, all the way over there.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Dásɔl wán smɔ́l , wán glas , yu fúlɔp=an .
Glosses: only one small one glass 2SG fill=3SG.OBJ
Translation: Only one small, one glass, you fill it up.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Pero di fíba bin kɛ́r wán dé dásɔl .
Glosses: but DEF fever PST carry one day only
Translation: But the fever lasted only one day.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Ɛ́ni dé dɛn de chɔ́p rɛ́s , ɛ́ni dé .
Glosses: every day 3PL IPFV eat rice every day
Translation: Every day they eat rice, every day.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Na yu wan-grén pikín .
Glosses: FOC 2SG one.CPD-grain child
Translation: That’s your one and only [single] child.’ [ge07fn 015]
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: A kin wánt kɔ́f dɛn de trowé smɔ́l mélk , leche tibia na mi trót .
Glosses: 1SG.SBJ HAB want cough 3PL IPFV pour small milk milk lukewarm LOC 1SG.POSS throat
Translation: I would have to cough (and) they would throw away a little bit of milk,
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Sɔn fés dɛn dé wé a sabí nɔ́.
Glosses: some face PL BE.LOC SUB 1SG.SBJ know INTJ
Translation: There are some faces that I know, right.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Bikɔs a gɛ́t bɔkú mi kɔntri-mán dɛn wé dɛn húman kin dé fɔ Annobón .
Glosses: because 1SG.SBJ get much 1SG.POSS country.CPD-man PL SUB 3PL woman HAB BE.LOC PREP PLACE
Translation: Because I have many of my countrymen whose wives are (usually)
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Nó nátín nó dé pantáp=an .
Glosses: NEG nothing NEG BE.LOC on=3SG.OBJ
Translation: Nothing is on it [the table].’ [li07pe 011]
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Ɔ́l di tín wé yú an dán mán bin gɛ́t , ɔ́l de lɛ́f fɔ dán mán .
Glosses: all DEF thing SUB 2SG.INDP and that man PST get all IPFV remain PREP that man
Translation: All the things that you and that man had, all remains for that man.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Mí gɛ́t tú brɔ́da .
Glosses: 1SG.INDP get two brother
Translation: I [EMP] have two brothers.’ [ro07fn 501]
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Bɔt di gɛ́l nó kán grí mék e gí in bɔ́y frɛ́n ɔ di pikín ɔ ín sénwe , e kán rɔ́n .
Glosses: but DEF girl NEG PFV agree SBJV 3SG.SBJ give 3SG.POSS boy friend or DEF child or 3SG.INDP self 3SG.SBJ PFV run
Translation: But the girl didn’t agree to surrender her boyfriend or the child or herself (and) she ran (away).
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Mí a nó gɛ́t .
Glosses: 1SG.INDP 1SG.SBJ NEG get
Translation: AS for me, I don’t have (one).
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: E wás dí klós dɛn , e dráy dɛ́n , nɔ́ na mí dráy dɛ́n .
Glosses: 3SG.SBJ wash this clothing PL 3SG.SBJ dry 3PL.INDP INTJ FOC 1SG.INDP dry 3PL.INDP
Translation: She washed the clothes, she dried them, no, it is me (who) dried them.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Lɛk náw só , mí wé a nó máred , ɛf a bɔ́n pikín]?
Glosses: like now like.that 1SG.INDP SUB 1SG.SBJ NEG marry if 1SG.SBJ give.birth child
Translation: Like right now, me who is not married, if I had a child?
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Yú , kán yá !
Glosses: 2SG.INDP come here
Translation: (Hey) you, come here!
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Dɛn tíf mí ordenador .
Glosses: 3PL steal 1SG.INDP computer
Translation: They stole a computer from me.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Dɛn tíf mi ordenador .
Glosses: 3PL steal 1SG.POSS computer
Translation: They stole my computer.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Mí sénwe a mɛ́n=an ɔ́l .
Glosses: 1SG.INDP EMP 1SG.SBJ care.for=3SG.OBJ all
Translation: I [EMP] myself brought them [the children] all up.’ [ma03ni 030]
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Pero dís una baf-rúm .
Glosses: but this 2PL bath.CPD-room
Translation: But this your [PL] bathroom [look how dirty it is].’ [ge07fn 184]
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: E sé a gó mɛ́n pikín dásɔl ɛf a dɔ́n sí yu yón .
Glosses: 3SG.SBJ QUOT 1SG.SBJ go care.for child only if 1SG.SBJ PRF see 2SG own
Translation: She said I will only care for a child when I have seen yours.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Ɛf yu bin dé yú wán yu nó bin fɔ tɔ́k só .
Glosses: if 2SG PST BE.LOC 2SG.INDP one 2SG NEG PST COND talk like.that
Translation: If you had been alone, you wouldn’t have talked like that.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Na dɛ́n wán de disfruta ó .
Glosses: FOC 3PL one IPFV enjoy SP
Translation: It is them alone who are enjoying [it].’ [ed07fn 280]
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Na ín dásɔl dán húman dɔ́n de wók fɔ .
Glosses: FOC 3SG.INDP only that woman PRF IPFV work PREP
Translation: It is only that that that woman is working for.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: A sé bikɔs una Camerún una gɛ́t
Glosses: 1SG.SBJ QUOT because 2PL PLACE 2PL get
Translation: I said because you Cameroonians, you have (…)
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Dɛn-ɔ́l dɛn de salút dɛn sɛ́f .
Glosses: 3PL.INDP.CPD-all 3PL IPFV greet 3PL self
Translation: They are all greeting each other.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Dɛn go reúne , dɛn-tú dɛn go kɔ́l di bɔ́y
Glosses: 3PL POT meet 3PL.INDP.CPD-two 3PL POT call DEF boy
Translation: They would meet, the two of them would call the boy (…)
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Yu sí , dɛn-ɔl-tú júmp fɔ bɔ́t di bɔ́l .
Glosses: 2SG see 3PL.INDP.CPD-all.CPD-two jump PREP head DEF ball
Translation: You see, they both jumped to head the ball.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Lɛk sé dɛn de hía wi-ɔl-tú wi de tɔ́k yét .
Glosses: like QUOT 3PL IPFV hear 1PL.INDP.CPD-all.CPD-two 1PL IPFV talk yet
Translation: Like if they heard both of us still talking.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Lydia wet Junior , na dɛ́n a sabí .
Glosses: NAME with NAME FOC 3PL.INDP 1SG.SBJ know
Translation: Lydia and Junior, it’s them I know.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Ɔ́l di tín wé yú an dán mán bin gɛ́t
Glosses: all DEF thing SUB 2SG.INDP and that man PST get
Translation: All the things that you and that man had (…)
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: (...) wé a tínk sé na judías blancas ɔ rɛ́s .
Glosses: _ SUB 1SG.SBJ think QUOT FOC bean.PL white.PL or rice . 
Translation: (…) of which I think that it is white beans or rice.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: A bigín (de) hébul dú=an .
Glosses: 1SG.SBJ begin IPFV be.capable do=3SG.OBJ
Translation: Intended: ‘I began to be capable of doing it.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Na ín a bigín de lɛ́k=an .
Glosses: FOC 3SG.INDP 1SG.SBJ begin IPFV like=3SG.OBJ
Translation: That’s when I began liking her.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Dís bɔ́y , ɛ́ni dé e de fáyn mɔ́-ɛn-mɔ́.
Glosses: this boy every day 3SG.SBJ IPFV be.fine more-and-more
Translation: This boy is getting more and more handsome every day.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Wi bigín de nó wi sɛ́f .
Glosses: 1PL begin IPFV know 1PL self
Translation: We began to get to know each other.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Yu de respira , yu sɛ́ns de lɔ́s , e dé lɛk sé yu slíp .
Glosses: 2SG IPFV breathe 2SG mind IPFV lose 3SG.SBJ BE.LOC like QUOT 2SG sleep
Translation: You’re breathing, your mind is slipping away, it is as if you’re sleeping.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Di dɔ́g de slíp bɔtɔ́n di tébul .
Glosses: DEF dog IPFV slíp under DEF table
Translation: The dog is sleeping/lying under the table.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: E tínap bihɛ́n di hós .
Glosses: 3SG.SBJ stand.up behind DEF house
Translation: He’s standing behind the house.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: E de tínap , smɔ́l pikín wé e de tráy fɔ tínap yet .
Glosses: 3SG.SBJ IPFV stand.up small child SUB 3SG.SBJ IPFV try PREP stand.up yet
Translation: He is beginning to stand, a small child that’s still trying to stand.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Wi kɔmɔ́t dé , wi kán gó fɔ , fɔ Akebeville .
Glosses: 1PL go.out there 1PL PFV go PREP PREP PLACE
Translation: (When) we left there, we went to, to Akebeville.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Ús=sáy yu kɔmɔ́t ?
Glosses: Q=side 2SG come.from
Translation: Where do you come from?' or ‘Where did you exit [e.g. the market]?’ [dj050e3 167]
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Yu de kɔmɔ́t ús=sáy ?
Glosses: 2SG IPFV come.out Q=side
Translation: Where are you coming from?
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Mí gɛ́t dán problema wet bɔ́y dɛn wé dɛn kɔmɔ́t Bata nɔ́, sé ‘no Pichi es un dialecto .’
Glosses: 1SG.INDP get that problem with boy PL SUB 3PL come.out Bata INTJ QUOT no Pichi it.is a dialect
Translation: I have that problem with guys who are from Bata, right, [they] say
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Dɛn de sláp dɛn sɛ́f .
Glosses: 3PL IPFV slap 3PL self
Translation: They’re slapping each other.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: A bigín gó skúl .
Glosses: 1SG.SBJ begin go school
Translation: I began going to school.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: A pás di domɔ́t bihɛ́n sáy a gó fɛ́n sigá .
Glosses: 1SG.SBJ pass DEF door behind side 1SG.SBJ go look.for cigarette
Translation: I passed through the entrance at the back, I went to look for a cigarette.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Ɛ́ni sáy wé pɔ́sin wánt sidɔ́n , dɛn de sidɔ́n .
Glosses: every side SUB person want stay 3PL IPFV stay
Translation: Anywhere that a person wanted to stay, they stayed.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: A sabí sɔn kápinta dɛn .
Glosses: 1SG.SBJ know some carpenter PL
Translation: I know some carpenters.’ or ‘I got to know some carpenters.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Bifó wi rích fɔ carretera di bolsa évi .
Glosses: before 1PL arrive PREP road DEF bag be.heavy
Translation: Before we reached the road the bag had become heavy.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Dán húman e brók di plét
Glosses: that woman 3SG.SBJ break DEF plate
Translation: That woman (she) broke the plate.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: A ték di trí chía dɛn , dán butaca ɔ́p sáy , mí sidɔ́n dé , e sidɔ́n dís pát .
Glosses: 1SG.SBJ take DEF three chair PL that elbow.chair up side 1SG.INDP sit.down there 3SG.SBJ sit.down this part
Translation: I took the three chairs, that elbow chair up there, I [EMP] sat down
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: E go dé fáyn ɛf e kán .
Glosses: 3SG.SBJ POT BE.LOC fine if 3SG.SBJ come
Translation: It will be nice, if he comes.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: If yu wánt , a fít sɛ́l yu mi hós .
Glosses: if 2SG want 1SG.SBJ can sell 2SG 1SG.POSS house
Translation: If you want, I can sell you my house.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Áfta háw fɔ mék di ógi ?
Glosses: then how PREP make DEF corn.porridge
Translation: Then how do you make the corn porridge?
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Dán mán e bin kán gó na jél lɔ́n tɛ́n .
Glosses: that man 3SG.SBJ PST PFV go LOC jail long time
Translation: That man went to jail a long time ago.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: E gí di papá di pikín , kɔmɔ́t , e kán kán na Malábo .
Glosses: 3SG.SBJ give DEF father DEF child go.out 3SG.SBJ PFV come LOC PLACE
Translation: She gave her child to the father, left, (and then) she came to Malabo.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: A kán gó na mi ɔnkúl in papá in lét brɔ́da .
Glosses: 1SG.SBJ PFV go LOC 1SG.POSS uncle 3SG.POSS father 3SG.POSS late brother
Translation: I went to my uncle’s father’s late brother.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Pero ɛf di tín kán bɔkú mɔ́ pás di watá , e go lɛ́f wán pasta .
Glosses: but if DEF thing PFV much more pass DEF water 3SG.SBJ POT leave one paste
Translation: But if the thing has become more than the water, a paste will remain.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: E kán lɛ́k ɔ́da húman .
Glosses: 3SG.SBJ PFV like other woman
Translation: (Then) he fell in love with another woman.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Ɛf yu bin kán bigín lás semana , yu bin fɔ dɔ́n fínis tidé .
Glosses: if 2SG PST PFV begin last week 2SG PST COND PRF finish today
Translation: If you had begun last week, you would have finished by today.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: A de smɛ́l di sɛ́nt fɔ lɛk háw e de kúk plantí .
Glosses: 1SG.SBJ IPFV smell DEF scent PREP like how 3SG.SBJ IPFV cook plantain
Translation: I smell the scent of him cooking plantain.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Yu de krés .
Glosses: 2SG IPFV be.crazy
Translation: You are crazy.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: E de sík malérya .
Glosses: 3SG.SBJ IPFV sick malaria
Translation: He is sick with malaria.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Áfta dɛn de gɛ́t fisionomía fɔ , fɔ Áfrika dɛn .
Glosses: then 3PL IPFV get physiognomy PREP PREP Africa PL
Translation: Then they have the physiognomy of, of Africans.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: A nó , a nó de lɛ́k=an mɔ́, nó .
Glosses: 1SG.SBJ NEG 1SG.SBJ NEG IPFV like=3SG.OBJ more NEG
Translation: I don’t, I don’t love him any longer, no.
Language: Pichi ( translation)
Transcription: In mɔní de bɔkú .
Glosses: 3SG.POSS money IPFV be.much
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: In mɔní de smɔ́l .
Glosses: 3SG.POSS money IPFV be.small
Translation: His money is getting less.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: A de lɛ́f na Lubá sóté di nɛ́ks wík .
Glosses: 1SG.SBJ IPFV remain LOC PLACE until DEF next week
Translation: I’m staying in Luba until next week.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: A de ték mi pikín gó na hospital claro .
Glosses: 1SG.SBJ IPFV take 1SG.POSS child go LOC hospital clear
Translation: I would take my child to hospital, of course.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Yu gɛ́fɔ de tɔ́n=an .
Glosses: 2SG have.to IPFV turn=3SG.OBJ
Translation: You need to be stirring it.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Yu wánt de gó ?
Glosses: 2SG want IPFV go
Translation: Do you want to go?
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: E tɛ́l mí sé “wi kin mítɔp ínsay wán motó”.
Glosses: 3SG.SBJ tell 1SG.INDP QUOT “1PL HAB meet inside one car
Translation: He told me (that) “we would meet inside a car.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Nit na in éks dɛn wé e kin de pút .
Glosses: nit FOC 3SG.POSS egg PL SUB 3SG.SBJ HAB IPFV put
Translation: The nits are the eggs that it lays.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Sé ús=tín kin dé ínsay dé ?
Glosses: QUOT Q=thing HAB BE.LOC inside there
Translation: (She) said “what is usually in there?”‘
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Dɛn nó kin nó sɛ́f .
Glosses: 3PL NEG HAB know EMP
Translation: They didn’t even use to know.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Wé a kin mék só , a nó de fíl hɔ́t .
Glosses: SUB 1SG.SBJ HAB make like.that 1SG.SBJ NEG IPFV feel heat
Translation: Anytime I would do like this, I wouldn’t feel heat.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: A bigín di wók wé yu dɔ́n gó .
Glosses: 1SG.SBJ begin DEF work SUB 2SG PRF go
Translation: I began the work when you had gone.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: A bigín de lás , a de kɔ́stɔn .
Glosses: 1SG.SBJ begin IPFV endure 1SG.SBJ IPFV get.used
Translation: I began enduring (it), I was getting used (to it).
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Dɛn kán bigín kɔ́l mí Francisca .
Glosses: 3PL PFV begin call 1SG.INDP NAME
Translation: They began to call me Francisca.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: E tɛ́l mí sé dán papá wé e jɔ́s kɔmɔ́t cobra in mɔní fɔ cacao , salút=an !
Glosses: 3SG.SBJ tell 1SG.INDP QUOT that father SUB 3SG.SBJ just come.out receive 3SG.POSS money PREP cocoa greet=3SG.OBJ
Translation: He said to me “that elderly man that just received the money for his cocoa,
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Di gɛ́l kán kɔmɔ́t dé .
Glosses: DEF girl PFV go.out there
Translation: The girl left there [that place].’ [ed03sb 030]
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Ús=sáy yu kɔmɔ́t chák só ?
Glosses: Q=side 2SG come.out get.drunk like.that
Translation: Where do you come from drunk like this?
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Wé e kin kɔmɔ́t wók , a kin mék=an so , lɛk háw mún fínis .
Glosses: SUB 3SG.SBJ HAB come.out work 1SG.SBJ HAB make=3SG.OBJ like.that like how month finish
Translation: When he comes from work/ when he has just finished working, I do like
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: A jɔ́s báy sɔn .
Glosses: 1SG.SBJ just buy some
Translation: I just bought some.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Jɔ́s e kɔmɔ́t na Baney
Glosses: just 3SG.SBJ come.out LOC PLACE
Translation: She had just left Baney (…)
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Yu nó gɛ́fɔ pút=an fɔ plástik yu jɔ́s gó na bús yu trowé=an .
Glosses: 2SG NEG have.to put=3SG.OBJ PREP plastic 2SG just go LOC forest 2SG throw=3SG.OBJ
Translation: You don’t have to put it into a plastic (bag), you just go to the
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Bɔt dá mɔní de fínis kwík .
Glosses: but that money IPFV finish quickly
Translation: But that money used to finish quickly.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: E fínis bɛ́n di písis fáyn .
Glosses: 3SG.SBJ finish bend DEF piece.of.cloth fine
Translation: She has finished folding the piece of cloth real nice.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Náw a dɔ́n de fínis sém fɔ wɛ́r dán sús , ɛf a bin nó a fɔ kɛ́r ɔ́da sús .
Glosses: now 1SG.SBJ PRF IPFV finish be.ashamed PREP wear that shoe if 1SG.SBJ PST know 1SG.SBJ COND carry other shoes
Translation: Now I am really ashamed to be wearing those shoes, if I had known I would have
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Di prɔ́blɛm dɛn dɔ́n tú mɔ́ch , kán fínis tɛ́l=àn sé “lɛ́f”.
Glosses: DEF problem PL PRF too much PFV finish tell=3SG.OBJ QUOT leave
Translation: The problems had become too much, (I) then finally told him “leave.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Mi gran-má wet mi gran-pá wé dɛn stíl dé láyf , dɛn-ɔ́l dɛn dé na Panyá .
Glosses: 1SG.POSS grand-ma with 1SG.POSS grand-pa SUB 3PL still BE.LOC life 3PL.CPD-all 3PL BE.LOC FOC Spain
Translation: My grandmother and my grandfather, when they were still alive,
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Ɛf yu stíl de smók , yu go sík .
Glosses: if 2SG still IPFV smoke 2SG POT sick
Translation: If you continue smoking, you’ll be sick.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: E nó dé mɔ́.
Glosses: 3SG.SBJ NEG BE.LOC more
Translation: He’s no longer (here/there).
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: E de stíl de wáka .
Glosses: 3SG.SBJ IPFV still IPFV walk
Translation: He’s still walking.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Layk háw dɛn wánt kɛ́r yu na hospital yu dɔ́n dáy .
Glosses: like how 3PL want carry 2SG LOC hospital 2SG PRF die
Translation: As they’re about to carry you to hospital, you’re already dead.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: E wɔ́nt lɔ́n lɛkɛ in papá .
Glosses: 3SG.SBJ want be.long like 3SG.POSS father
Translation: She’s about to become as tall as her father.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: A nó bin sí mi gran-má wé e dé láyf .
Glosses: 1SG.SBJ NEG PST see 1SG.POSS grand-ma SUB 3SG.SBJ BE.LOC life
Translation: I didn’t see my grandmother while she was alive.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: A bin chɛ́k sé rén go fɔ́l .
Glosses: 1SG.SBJ PST check QUOT rain POT fall
Translation: I thought it might rain.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Yɛ́stadé náyt wé a de kɔ́l yú , yɛ́stadé náyt , nɔ́ dís mɔ́nin náw .
Glosses: yesterday night SUB 1SG.SBJ IPFV call 2SG.INDP yesterday night NEG this morning now
Translation: Yesterday night, when I was calling you, yesterday night,
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Wán ívin tɛ́n a kɔmɔ́t mɔ́, a gó wáka , wé a de rích na hós , hía Djunais
Glosses: one evening time 1SG.SBJ go.out more 1SG.SBJ go walk SUB 1SG.SBJ IPFV reach LOC house hear NAME
Translation: One evening, I went out again, I went for a stroll, when I was arriving
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Mí nó sabí , e fíba sé e nó lɛ́k tín dɛn fɔ súp .
Glosses: 1SG.INDP NEG know 3SG.SBJ seem QUOT 3SG.SBJ NEG like thing PL PREP soup
Translation: I [EMP] don’t know, it seems that she doesn’t like soupy things.’ [ma03hm 059]
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: E ték di háma , e nák ɔntɔ́p di tébul , di plét brók .
Glosses: 3SG.SBJ take DEF hammer 3SG.SBJ hit on DEF table DEF plate break
Translation: She took the hammer, she hit [it] on the table, (and) the plate broke.’ [ra07se 023]
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Dán tɛ́n a dé fáyn .
Glosses: that time 1SG.SBJ BE.LOC fine
Translation: That time, I was fine.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Mí bin dé dé , a bin 1mék dásɔl , dís , a de 2mék fínga dɛn , manicura .
Glosses: 1SG.INDP PST BE.LOC there 1SG.SBJ PST make only this 1SG.SBJ IPFV make finger PL manicure
Translation: (As for) me, (when) I was there, I only made, this,
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Mí dú=an fɔséko sé a bin wánt hɛ́lp=an .
Glosses: 1SG.INDP do=3SG.OBJ due.to QUOT 1SG.SBJ PST want help=3SG.OBJ
Translation: I [EMP] did it because I wanted to help him.’ [ro05ee 069]
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: A kán kɔmɔ́t na dán hós wé a bin dé .
Glosses: 1SG.SBJ PFV go.out LOC that house SUB 1SG.SBJ PST BE.LOC
Translation: I left that house where I had been.
Language: Pichi ( translation)
Transcription: Náw e dɔ́n dáy sɛ́f .
Glosses: now 3SG.SBJ PRF die EMP
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Wán dé wán pikín bin de sík .
Glosses: one day one child PST IPFV sick
Translation: One day a child was sick.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Mí go bí dɔ́kta .
Glosses: 1SG.INDP POT BE doctor
Translation: I’ll be doctor.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Ín go chɔ́p=an , e nó gɛ́t nó problema .
Glosses: 3SG.INDP POT eat=3SG.OBJ 3SG.SBJ NEG get NEG problem
Translation: He [EMP] will/would eat it, he has no problem whatsoever
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: E go púl yú=an tumɔ́ro .
Glosses: 1SG.SBJ POT pull 2SG.INDP=3SG.OBJ tomorrow
Translation: He’ll tell it [the story] to you tomorrow.’ [ye07de 018]
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Lɛ́f=an , a go chɔ́p , áfta a go dríng .
Glosses: leave=3SG.OBJ 1SG.SBJ POT eat then 1SG.SBJ POT drink
Translation: Leave it, I will eat, then I will drink.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: A bin de chɛ́k sé a go máred .
Glosses: 1SG.SBJ PST IPFV check QUOT 1SG.SBJ POT marry
Translation: I was thinking that I would marry/get married.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Dɛn tɛ́l mí sé ɛf a pút=an , a go de kéch Panya .
Glosses: 3PL tell 1SG.INDP QUOT if 1SG.SBJ put=3SG.OBJ 1SG.SBJ POT IPFV catch Spain
Translation: They told me if I put it [the antenna], I will be receiving Spain.’ [ma0313ni 047]
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Di aráta dɔ́n kɔmɔ́t ínsay di hól .
Glosses: DEF rat PRF come.out inside DEF hole
Translation: The rat has come out of the hole [it is outside now].’ [ro05ee 085]
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Ɛ , dán bɔ́y dɔ́n kɔ́t ó .
Glosses: INTJ that boy PRF cut SP
Translation: Hey, that guy is badly cut.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Dán gál , e dɔ́n lɛ́k=an bád .
Glosses: That girl 3SG.SBJ PRF like=3SG.OBJ extremely
Translation: That girl, he really loves her.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: E de fɔgɛ́t sé Rubi nɔ́ba chɔ́p .
Glosses: 3SG.SBJ IPFV forget QUOT NAME NEG.PRF eat
Translation: He forgets that Rubi has not yet eaten.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Ɛf e bin kán listin wí , e nó bin fɔ dɔ́n dáy náw só .
Glosses: if 3SG.SBJ PST PFV listen 1PL.INDP 3SG.SBJ NEG PST PREP PRF die now like.that
Translation: If he had listened to us, he would not be dead now.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Mék yu nó kán a las cinco , dán tɛ́n a nó go dɔ́n fínis .
Glosses: SBJV 2SG NEG come at the.PL five that time 1SG.SBJ NEG POT PRF finish
Translation: Don’t come at five o’clock, (at) that time I won’t have finished yet.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Yu sísta e nɛ́a máred yét ?
Glosses: 2SG sister 3SG.SBJ NEG.PRF marry yet
Translation: Your sister isn’t married yet?
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: E nó máred yét ?
Glosses: 3SG.SBJ NEG marry yet
Translation: She isn’t married yet?
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Las cuatro wi go dɔ́n dé dé , mí sɛ́f a wánt , a gɛ́fɔ gó na hós .
Glosses: the.PL four 1PL POT PRF BE.LOC there 1SG.INDP EMP 1SG.SBJ want 1SG.SBJ have.to go LOC house
Translation: At four o’clock we will already be there, I myself want, I have to go home.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Di tín wé a bin dɔ́n fɔ́s sí wé a bin dɔ́n tráy=an .
Glosses: DEF thing SUB 1SG.SBJ PST PRF first see SUB 1SG.SBJ PST PRF try=3SG.OBJ
Translation: The thing that I had first seen when I had tried it.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Wé e bin dɔ́n de gó , e tɛ́l mí sé di tín wé e fít gí mi , e wánt lɛ́f mi sɔn ríng .
Glosses: SUB 3SG.SBJ PST PRF IPFV go 3SG.SBJ tell 1SG.INDP QUOT DEF thing SUB 3SG.SBJ can give 1SG.INDP 3SG.SBJ want leave 1SG.INDP some ring
Translation: When he was just about to go, he told me that the thing he could give me,
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Di bɔ́y dé dé e dɔ́n de dáy .
Glosses: DEF boy BE.LOC there 3SG.SBJ PRF IPFV die
Translation: The boy is just there in his death throes.
Language: Pichi (English translation)
Transcription: Wé a dɔ́n jɔ́ch dɛ́n , a sé tumɔ́ro sénwe a de gó mít in mán .
Glosses: SUB 1SG.SBJ PRF judge 3PL.INDP 1SG.SBJ QUOT tomorrow EMP 1SG.SBJ IPFV go meet 3SG.POSS man
Translation: When I had judged [scolded] them, I said tomorrow [EMP]