lecslab/glosslm-corpus-split huggingface dataset:
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: nà-bax na=alaj
Glosses: 1S+PFV-pour DO=away
Translation: I poured it away from myself.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: nə̀-vəl=aŋ na
Glosses: 1S+PFV-give=3S.IO 3S.DO
Translation: I gave it to him.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: z=aw na=ala
Glosses: carry[2S.IMP]=1S.IO 3S.DO=to
Translation: Bring it to me!
Language: Moloko ( translation)
Transcription: [Mana] [zar mɛ-hɛr-ɛ]
Glosses: Mana man NOM-build-CL
Language: Moloko ( translation)
Transcription: [ɬəmaj=uwla] [Abaŋgaj]
Glosses: name=1S.POSS Abangay
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [zar nɛhɛ] [baba=uwla]
Glosses: man DEM father=1S.POSS
Translation: The man [is] my father.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [ndahaŋ] [malaŋ ga]
Glosses: 3S largeness ADJ
Translation: He/she [is] big.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [babəza=ahaj nɪndijɛ] [aŋga bahaj]
Glosses: children=Pl DEM POSS chief
Translation: The children here belong to the chief.’ / ‘The children here[are] belonging to the chief.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [zar mɛ-hɛr-ɛ] na [Mana]
Glosses: man NOM-build-CL PSP Mana
Translation: The builder [is] Mana.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [bahaj a Lawaj na] [Adzəva]
Glosses: chief GEN Lalaway PSP Adzava
Translation: The chief of Lalaway [is] Adzava.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [malaŋ ga] na [ndahaŋ]
Glosses: largeness ADJ PSP 3S
Translation: The biggest one [is] him.’ (lit. big, him)
Language: Moloko ( translation)
Transcription: [à-l=ala baj]
Glosses: 3S+PFV-go=to NEG
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [war ga ɛ-tʃɛŋ ɬəmaj baj]
Glosses: child ADJ 3S-hear ear NEG
Translation: That child did not obey.’ (lit. that child, he hears ear not)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [táá-ɮəg=alaj avʊlɔ baj]
Glosses: 3P+POT-throw=away above NEG
Translation: They should not throw it too high.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [ta-g=aw ɛlɛ lala baj]
Glosses: 3P-do=1S.IO thing good NEG
Translation: They do bad things to me.’ / ‘They don’t do good things to me.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [ká-ras-aj mɪʒɛ tʃɪɗɛw ga baj]
Glosses: 2S+IFV-minimise-CL person smallness ADJ NEG
Translation: Don’t insult one of the little people.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [à-ndaj dɪrɛŋ baj]
Glosses: 3S+PFV-PRG far NEG
Translation: He/she was not far.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ndɛ [ɛlɛ lala baj] kə təta aka
Glosses: so thing well_done NEG on them on
Translation: So, a bad thing [was] upon them.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ɛlɛ=ahaj [amɪ-g-ijɛ baj] nɪŋgɛhɛ pat ta-h=ata na=va
Glosses: thing=Pl DEP-do-CL NEG DEM all 3P-tell=3P.IO 3S.DO=PRF
Translation: All these things that [we] are not supposed to do, they have already told them.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: kəra [amɪ-mɪndʒɛr-ɛ ɛlɛ baj] tá-ɬ-aj na gəraw
Glosses: dog DEP-see-CL eye NEG 3P+IFV-slay-CL 3S.DO cut_through_middle
Translation: The dog that couldn’t see they slew it through the middle.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: a-həm-aj
Glosses: 3S-run-CL
Translation: He/she runs.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: a-həm-aj baj
Glosses: 3S-run-CL NEG
Translation: He/she doesn’t run.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: a-mənzar Hawa
Glosses: 3S-see Hawa
Translation: He/she sees Hawa.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: a-mənzar Hawa baj
Glosses: 3S-see Hawa NEG
Translation: He/she doesn’t see Hawa.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: a-kaɗ awak
Glosses: 3S-kill goat
Translation: He/she kills a goat.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: a-kaɗ awak baj
Glosses: 3S-kill goat NEG
Translation: He/she doesn’t kill a goat.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: a-s=aw ʃɛʃɛ
Glosses: 3S-please=1S.IO meat
Translation: I want meat.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: a-s=aw ʃɛʃɛ baj
Glosses: 3S-please=1S.IO meat NEG
Translation: I do not want meat.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: dala an=aw aka
Glosses: money DAT=1S EXT+on
Translation: I have money.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: dala an=aw aka baj
Glosses: money DAT=1S EXT+on NEG
Translation: I have no money.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ndahaŋ ɮɪlɛ ga
Glosses: 3S richness ADJ
Translation: He/she is rich.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ndahaŋ ɮɪlɛ ga baj
Glosses: 3S richness ADJ NEG
Translation: He/she is not rich.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ndahaŋ gədaŋ ga
Glosses: 3S strength ADJ
Translation: He/she is strong.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ndahaŋ gədaŋ ga baj
Glosses: 3S strength ADJ NEG
Translation: He/she is not strong.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: Mana na ɔ-lɔ [a kɔsɔkʷɔ ava] ɗaw
Glosses: Mana PSP 3S-go at market in Q
Translation: As for Mana, is he going to the market?
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ɛhɛ ɔ-lɔ [a kɔsɔkʷɔ ava] baj ɔ-lɔ afa bahaj
Glosses: no 3S-go at market in NEG 3S-go house_of chief
Translation: No, he isn’t going to the market; rather he is going to the chief’s house.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ɛhɛ , [ɔ-lɔ a kɔsɔkʷɔ ava] baj ɛ-nʒ-ɛ a mɔgʷɔm
Glosses: no 3S-go at market in NEG 3S-stay-CL at home
Translation: No, he isn’t going to the market; rather he is staying at home (or going to the chief’s house).
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: Mana à-vəl=aŋ kɪndɛw ana baba=ahaŋ ɗaw
Glosses: Mana 3S+PFV-give=3S.IO guitar DAT father=3S.POSS Q
Translation: Did Mana give the guitar to his father?
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ɛhɛ à-vəl=aŋ [kɪndɛw] baj à-vəl=aŋ tʃɛtʃœkʷ
Glosses: no 3S+PFV-give=3S.IO guitar NEG 3S+PFV-give=3S.IO flute
Translation: No, he didn’t give a guitar to his father, he gave him a flute.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ɛhɛ amə-vəl=aŋ kɪndɛw ana baba=ahaŋ na [Mana] baj
Glosses: no DEP-give=3S.IO guitar DAT father=3S.POSS PSP Mana NEG
Translation: No, Mana didn’t give the guitar to his father. (lit. the one that gave guitar to his father, not Mana)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: amə-vəl=aŋ na Madzaj
Glosses: DEP-give=3S.IO PSP Madzay
Translation: The person that gave [it was] Madzay.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: Hawa à-d=aŋ ɗaf ana Mana ɗaw
Glosses: Hawa 3S+PFV-prepare=3S.IO millet_loaf DAT Mana Q
Translation: Did Hawa prepare food for Mana?
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ama-d=aŋ ɗaf ana Mana na [Hawa] baj
Glosses: DEP-prepare=3S.IO millet_loaf DAT Mana PSP Hawa NEG
Translation: The one that prepared the millet loaf for Mana [was] not Hawa.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: zar à-mənzar [waj]
Glosses: man 3S+PFV-see who
Translation: Who did the man see?
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: zar à-mənzar [Mana]
Glosses: man 3S+PFV-see Mana
Translation: The man saw Mana.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: hʷɔr ɛ-dɛ [ɛlɛlɛ wɛlɛj]
Glosses: woman 3S-prepare sauce which
Translation: The woman is making which kind of sauce?
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: hʷɔr ɛ-d-ɛ [ɛlɛlɛ kɪlɛf]
Glosses: woman 3S-prepare-CL sauce fish
Translation: The woman is making fish sauce.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: kə̀-l=ala [amɪ-g-ijɛ almaj]
Glosses: 2S+PFV-go=to DEP-do-CL what
Translation: What have you come to do?’ (lit. you have come to do what?)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: nə̀-l=ala [amɪ-g-ijɛ ɬɪrɛlɛ]
Glosses: 1S+PFV-go=to DEP-do-CL work
Translation: I came to do work.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: nə̀-l=ala [amə-dzən-ɔkʷ]
Glosses: 1S+PFV-go=to DEP-help-2S
Translation: I came to help you.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: Mala à-vəl=aŋ ɗɛlijwɛr [ana waj ]
Glosses: Mala 3S+PFV-give=3S.IO paper DAT who _
Translation: Mala gave the book to whom?
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: Mala à-vəl=aŋ ɗɛlijwɛr [ana Hawa]
Glosses: Mala 3S+PFV-give=3S.IO paper DAT Hawa
Translation: Mala gave the book to Hawa.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: hʷɔr ɔ-lɔ a kɔsɔkʷɔ ava [ɛpɛlɛj]
Glosses: woman 3S-go at market in when
Translation: When is the woman going to market?
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: hʷɔr ɔ-lɔ a kɔsɔkʷɔ ava [hadzaŋ]
Glosses: woman 3S-go at market in tomorrow
Translation: The woman is going to market tomorrow.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: kɔ́-lɔ [amtamaj]
Glosses: 2S+PFV-go where
Translation: Where did you go?
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: nɔ́-lɔ [a kɔsɔkʷɔ ava]
Glosses: 1S+PFV-go at market in
Translation: I went to market.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: mɔgʷɔm nɛhɛ [aŋga waj]
Glosses: house DEM POSS who
Translation: This house here belongs to whom?
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: mɔgʷɔm nɛhɛ [aŋga Mana]
Glosses: house DEM POSS Mana
Translation: This house here belongs to Mana.’ (the house here, belonging to Mana)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: mɔgʷɔm=aŋgʷɔ [amtamaj]
Glosses: home=2S.POSS where
Translation: Where is your home?
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: mɔgʷɔm=uwla [a Lawaj]
Glosses: home=1S.POSS to Lalawaj
Translation: My home is in Lalaway.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: bahaj a ɬala=alʊkʷøjɛ na [waj]
Glosses: chief GEN village=2P.POSS PSP who
Translation: The chief of your village is who?
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: bahaj a ɬala=uwla na [Adzəva]
Glosses: chief GEN village=1S.POSS PSP Adziva
Translation: The chief of my village is Adziva.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: hʷɔr ɛ-d-ɛ ɗaf
Glosses: woman 3S-make-CL millet_loaf
Translation: The woman is making millet loaf.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: hʷɔr amɪ-d-ijɛ ɗaf na waj
Glosses: woman DEP-make-CL millet_loaf PSP who
Translation: Who is making millet loaf?’ (lit. the woman that is making millet loaf [is] who?)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: hʷɔr amə-d-ijɛ ɗaf na wɛlɛj
Glosses: woman DEP-make-CL millet_loaf PSP which
Translation: Which woman is making millet loaf?’ (lit. the woman that is making millet loaf [is] which one?)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: mɪʒɛ ama-ndaj amɪ-ʒum-ɛ ɗaf na waj
Glosses: person DEP-PRG DEP-eat-CL millet_loaf PSP who
Translation: Who is eating loaf?’ (lit. the man that is eating millet loaf [is] who?)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: Mana a-ndaj a-zɔm ɗaf
Glosses: person 3S-PRG 3S-eat millet_loaf
Translation: Mana is eating millet loaf.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: amɪ-ʒɪɗ-ɛ dəraj na waj
Glosses: DEP-take-CL head PSP who
Translation: Who will win?’ (lit. the one that takes the head [is] who?)
Language: Moloko ( translation)
Transcription: Mana a-zaɗ dəraj
Glosses: Mana 3S-take head
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: Mala a-vəl=aŋ almaj ana məlama=ahaŋ na
Glosses: Mala 3S-give=3S.IO what DAT sibling=3S.POSS PSP
Translation: Mala gave what to his brother?
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: Mala a-vəl=aŋ dala ana məlama=ahaŋ
Glosses: Mala 3S-give=3S.IO money DAT sibling=3S.POSS
Translation: Mala gave money to his brother.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: zar na ndahaŋ baba a Mala ɗaw
Glosses: man PSP 3S father GEN Mala Q
Translation: That man, is he Mala’s father?
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: Mana na á-l=ala ɗaw
Glosses: Mana PSP 3S+IPV-go=to Q
Translation: 'Mana, is he coming?
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: zar=aŋgʷɔ ndahaŋ aba ɗaw
Glosses: man=2S.POSS 3S EXT Q
Translation: Is your husband well?’ (part of a greeting; lit. your husband, does he exist?)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: baba=aŋgʷɔ ndahaŋ ava a mɔgʷɔm ɗaw
Glosses: father=2S.POSS 3S EXT+in at home Q
Translation: Is your father in?
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: baba=aŋgʷɔ ndahaŋ ava a mɔgʷɔm baj ɗaw
Glosses: father=2S.POSS 3S EXT+in at home NEG Q
Translation: Is your father not in?
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ɔ́-lɔ a kɔsɔkʷɔ ava ɗaw
Glosses: 3S+IFV-go at market in Q
Translation: Is he going to the market?
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ɔ́-lɔ a kɔsɔkʷɔ ava baj ɗaw
Glosses: 3S+IFV-go at market in NEG Q
Translation: Is he not going to the market?
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: məlama=aŋgʷɔ á-l=ala ɗaw
Glosses: sibling=2S.POSS 3S+IFV-go=to Q
Translation: Is your brother coming?
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: məlama=aŋgʷɔ á-l=ala baj ɗaw
Glosses: sibling=2S.POSS 3S+IFV-go=to NEG Q
Translation: Is your brother not coming?
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: awak=aŋgʷɔ na káá-ɬ-aj na ɗaw
Glosses: goat=2S.POSS PSP 2S+POT-slay-CL 3S.DO Q
Translation: Your goat, are you going to slaughter it?
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [apazaŋ kɔ̀-lɔ a kɔsɔkʷɔ ava] kijga baj ɗaw
Glosses: yesterday 2S+PFV-go at market in like_that NEG Q
Translation: You went to the market yesterday, right?
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: nə alməmar na [avar abaj] kijga baj ɗaw
Glosses: with dry_season PSP rain EXT+NEG like_this NEG Q
Translation: In dry season, there is no rain, right?
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [sʊlɔm ga] ɗaw
Glosses: goodness ADJ Q
Translation: [Is that] good?
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: mɪʒɛ=ahaj ta-g=aw ɛlɛ lala baj kamaj
Glosses: person=Pl 3P-do=1S.IO thing good NEG why
Translation: The people had no reason to do this bad thing to me.’ (lit. the people did the bad thing to me why?)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ka-gas ma Hʊrmbʊlɔm na asa-baj na
Glosses: 2S-catch word God PSP again-NEG PSP
Translation: [if] you no longer accept the word of God,
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: kɔ́-lɔ kà-gas aŋga mɪʒɛ kək lala ɗaw
Glosses: 2S+IFV-go 2S+PFV-catch POSS person catch_by_throat good Q
Translation: [If] you catch [something] belonging to someone else [and steal it], [is that] good?
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: kɔ́-lɔ ɛlɛ=aŋgʷɔ sʊlɔm ga baj ɗaw
Glosses: 2S+IFV-go thing=2S.POSS good ADJ NEG Q
Translation: [If] you mind your own business (lit. go to your things), [is that] not good?
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: wa amə-g=ɔk na waj
Glosses: who DEP-do=2S.IO 3S.DO who
Translation: What is wrong?’ / ‘Stop crying!’ (lit. who to do it to you, who)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ka-gɛ maj ana war ga maj
Glosses: 2S-do what DAT child ADJ what
Translation: What are you doing to the child, what?’ / ‘Stop doing that!
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: waj
Glosses: who
Translation: Who can I find to bring to me this tree for me? Who?’ / ‘Someone should be able to bring me this tree.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: lɔhʷ-ɔm a mɔgʷɔm
Glosses: go-2P at home
Translation: Go home!
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: zʊm-ɔkʷ ɗaf
Glosses: eat-1PIN millet_loaf
Translation: Let’s eat!
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: tʃɪk-ɛ
Glosses: stand[2S.IMP]-CL
Translation: Stand up!
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ndɛ na a-s=aw na g=aw na ɛtɛj
Glosses: so PSP 3S-please=1S.IO PSP do=1S.IO 3S.DO please
Translation: So I want that you do that for me, please.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: nə́-nzak-aj jam ɛtɛ ɗaw
Glosses: 1S+IFV-find-CL water please Q
Translation: Could you please get me some water?’ (lit. can I find water please)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ká-mənzār fá-bàj
Glosses: 2S+IFV-see already-NEG
Translation: Don’t look at it yet.’ (I don’t expect you to look at it).
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: á-mənzār fá-bàj
Glosses: 3S+IFV-see already-NEG
Translation: I don’t think he looked at it.’ (I don’t expect that he looked at it).
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: mà-mənzār fá-bàj
Glosses: 2S+HOR-see already-NEG
Translation: He/she shouldn’t look at it yet.’ / ‘Don’t let him/her look at it.’ (I don’t expect him/her to look at it).
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: sij kɔ̀ɔ̀-gʷ-ɔm ɛndɛɓ
Glosses: only 2P-do-2P wisdom
Translation: You must be wise (lit. do only wisdom).
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: dɛwɛlɛ sij kɛ̀ɛ̀-gɛ na
Glosses: obligation only 2S+HOR-do 3S.DO
Translation: You are obligated to do that.’ (lit. obligation: you must only do it)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: sij kɛ̀ɛ̀-g-ɛ aŋga dɛwɛlɛ
Glosses: only 2S+HOR-do-CL POSS obligation
Translation: You must do that obligation.’ (lit. you must only do the thing that belongs to obligation)
Language: Moloko ( translation)
Transcription: kaj nɛ̀-g-ɛ na baj
Glosses: interj . 1S+PFV-do-CL 3S.DO NEG
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: apazaŋ nɔkʷ awij Muwsa á-l=ala
Glosses: yesterday 2S said Moses 3S+IFV-go=to
Translation: Yesterday you said that Moses would come;
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: matsakəmbaj amə-l=ala na ndahaŋ baj nij
Glosses: meanwhile DEP-go=to PSP 3S NEG exclamation
Translation: but the one that came was not him after all!
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ɛ̀-nʒ-ɛ baj ɗɛɗɛŋ dɛj
Glosses: 3S+PFV-suffice-CL NEG truth exclamation
Translation: It really wasn’t enough!
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: g=aw ɛndɛɓ dɛj
Glosses: do[2S.IMP]=1S.IO brain exclamation
Translation: Be careful!’ (lit. do brain for me)
Language: Moloko ( translation)
Transcription: ɬəmaj=uwla Abaŋgaj
Glosses: name=1S.POSS Abangay
Language: Moloko ( translation)
Transcription: ɬəmaj=uwla na Abaŋgaj
Glosses: name=1S.POSS PSP Abangay
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: hʊmbɔ na à-ndaj á-sək=ala aɮa wuʃɛkɛkɛ
Glosses: flour PSP 3S+PFV-PRG 3S+IFV-multiply=to now multiply
Translation: The flour, it is multiplying wəshekeke.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: hahar a-s=aw
Glosses: beans 3S-like=1S.IO
Translation: I like beans.’ (lit. beans are pleasing to me)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: a-s=aw na hahar
Glosses: 3S-like=1S.IO PSP beans
Translation: [what] I like [is] beans.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: hahar na a-s=aw
Glosses: beans PSP 3S-like=1S.IO
Translation: As for beans, I like them.
Language: Moloko ( translation)
Transcription: Hawa a-d=aŋ ɗaf ana Mana
Glosses: Hawa 3S-prepare=3S.IO millet_loaf DAT Mana
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: Hawa na a-d=aŋ ɗaf
Glosses: Hawa PSP 3S-prepare=3S.IO millet_loaf
Translation: Hawa [is] the one who prepared the millet loaf for him.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: Hawa na ama-d=aŋ ɗaf
Glosses: Hawa PSP DEP-prepare=3S.IO millet_loaf
Translation: Hawa [is] the one that prepared the millet loaf for him.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ama-d=aŋ ɗaf na Hawa
Glosses: DEP-prepare=3S.IO millet_loaf PSP Hawa
Translation: The preparer of his millet loaf [is] Hawa.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: tə́-ndaj tá-h=aja na hʊmbɔ ga
Glosses: 3P+IFV-PRG 3P+IFV-grind=PLU PSP flour ADJ
Translation: They were grinding it, [and] the flour
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: á-ndaj á-sak ɛlɛ=ahaŋ wuʃɛkɛkɛ
Glosses: 3S+IFV-PRG 3S+IFV-multiply thing=3S.POSS multiply
Translation: was multiplying all by itself, wəsekeke.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: asa-baj
Glosses: again-NEG
Translation: [If] they put one grain on the grinding stone, it doesn’t multiply anymore.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ta-nd-aj ta-ɬ=aw=aka babəza=ahaj=va
Glosses: 3P-PROG-CL 3P-kill=1S.IO=on children=Pl=PRF
Translation: They have killed my children.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ndɛ ta-ɬ=aw=aka babəza=ahaj=va na
Glosses: so 3P-kill=1S.IO=on children=Pl=PRF PSP
Translation: So, [because] they are killing my children,
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: nə-həm-aj mɔgʷɔ ɛlɛ=uwla
Glosses: 1S-run-CL anger thing=1S.POSS
Translation: I am running [in] anger.’ (lit. I am running my anger thing).
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: tʃɪdʒɛ a-g=aŋ ana mɪʒɛ na tawij kʊɗ-ɔm kəra
Glosses: disease 3S-do=3S.IO DAT person PSP 3P+said kill[IMP]-2P dog
Translation: [If] a person gets sick (lit. sickness does to person), they say, “Kill a dog!” [for the sick person to eat].
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ɛlɛ=ahaŋ bɔtɔt
Glosses: thing=3S.POSS flying
Translation: God (for his part) got angry; [and so] he went away.’ (lit. God, he tasted his heart, he flew his thing)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: dɪrɛŋ
Glosses: far
Translation: [Although] today we seek paradise, God has gone far away.’ (lit. we seek today the root of the sky, God has gone far away.)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [káá-gas na aŋga waj]
Glosses: 2S+POT-catch PSP POSS who
Translation: [then] you will never accept anyone's word.' (lit. whose [word] will you accept?)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: awak
Glosses: goat
Translation: She cried, “Bababa kəlak kəlak kəlak.” As she was crying, she found a goat.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: tá-zaɗ na haj , war ɛlɛ haj bɪlɛŋ na
Glosses: 3P+IFV-take 3S.DO millet child eye millet one PSP
Translation: They would take one grain of millet;
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [tə́-h=aja na kə vɛr aka]
Glosses: 3S+IFV-grind=PLU 3S.DO on stone on
Translation: they ground it on the grinding stone.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: tə́-ndaj tá-h=aja na
Glosses: 3P+IFV-PRG 3P+IFV-grind=PLU PSP
Translation: As they were grinding it,
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: hʊmbɔ ga á-ndaj á-sak ɛlɛ=ahaŋ wuʃɛkɛkɛ
Glosses: flour ADJ 3S+IFV-PRG 3S+IFV-multiply thing=3S.POSS multiply
Translation: the flour was multiplying all by itself wəshekeke.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [á-ndaj á-sak=aka]
Glosses: 3S+IFV-PROG 3S+IFV-multiply=on
Translation: It is multiplying.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: á-ndaj á-sak=aka wuʃɛkɛkɛ na
Glosses: 3S+IFV-PRG 3S+IFV-multiply=on multiply PSP
Translation: As it is multiplying wəsekeke,
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: vɛr á-rəh=va mbaf
Glosses: room 3S+IFV-fill=PRF up_to_the_roof
Translation: the room filled completely up mbaf.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [tá-ndaj tə́-tal-aj a lɪhɛ]
Glosses: 3P+IFV-PRG 3P+IFV-walk-CL to bush
Translation: They were walking in the bush.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: nà-z=ala tijstəlam=uwla
Glosses: 1S+PFV-take=to torch=1S.POSS
Translation: I took my flashlight.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [nà-b-aj tsəɮarr]
Glosses: 1S+PFV-light-CL shining_the_flashlight_up
Translation: I shone it up cəzlarr.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ná-b-aj na ná-mənzar na mbajak_mbajak_mbajak
Glosses: 1S+IFV-light-CL 3S.DO 1S+IFV-see PSP something_big_and_reflective
Translation: [As] I shone [it], I was seeing it, something big and reflective mbajak,
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: gʷɔgʷɔlvaŋ
Glosses: snake
Translation: a snake!
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: a-ndaj ɛ-tuw-ɛ na a-nzak-aj awak
Glosses: 3S-PRG 3S-cry-CL PSP 3S-find-CL goat
Translation: As she was crying, she found a goat.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [ɛ-mbɛʃɛŋ tsatsapa na , zar=ahaŋ à-ŋgala]
Glosses: 3S-rest some_time PSP man=3S.POSS 3S+PFV-return
Translation: 'After a while, her husband came back.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: a haj ava
Glosses: GEN house in
Translation: Opening the door, the flour filled the stomach (the interior) of the house.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ɛlɛ=ahaj nɛndijɛ na nà-g=ala kijga baj
Glosses: thing=Pl DEM PSP 1S+PFV-do=to like_this NEG
Translation: These things, I have never done like this.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: nɛ na kɔ́-nzɔ́k-ɔ́m nɛ asa-baj
Glosses: 1S PSP 2P+IFV-find-2P 1S again-NEG
Translation: [As for] me, you will never find me again.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: lala
Glosses: well
Translation: By my door, I will be able to rest well; the mother tree [is] good.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: a mʊsijɔŋ ava na ɛlɛ=ahaj amu-wuɬ-ɛ na tɛ-g-ɛ baj
Glosses: at mission in PSP thing=Pl DEP-forbid-CL PSP 3P-do-CL NEG
Translation: In the church, these things that are forbidden, they don’t do.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ɛ̀-mbɛʃɛŋ tsatsapa na zar=ahaŋ à-ŋgala
Glosses: 3S-rest after_some_time PSP man=3S.POSS 3S+PFV-return
Translation: After a while, her husband came back.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: mɪ-nʒ-ijɛ=atəta
Glosses: NOM-sit-CL=3P.POSS
Translation: Then her husband instructed her in their habits.’ (lit. going, her husband instructing their sitting)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: hʷɔr na a-mbəɗ=aŋ=aka awij ajɔkʷɔŋ zar gʷɔlɔ
Glosses: woman PSP 3S-change=3S.IO=on said agreed man HON
Translation: The woman replied. She said, “Yes, my dear husband.”
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ndam akar=ahaj tɛ-nʒ-ɛ a avija ava
Glosses: people theft=Pl 3P+IFV-sit-CL at suffering in
Translation: (On that day) thieves will be in suffering;
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: nɛ na nɛ́-nʒ-ɛ nə mɛmlɛ ga
Glosses: 1S PSP 1S+IFV-sit-CL with joy ADJ
Translation: [but] as for me, I will rest in joy.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: kɔ́-gʷ-ɔm=ala na mɛmɛj ɬa=ahaj na amɪ-ʒʊm-ɛ gəvax na
Glosses: 2+IFV-do-1PIN=to PSP how cow=Pl PSP DEP-eat-CL field PSP
Translation: What are you going to do [since] the cows ate up the field?’ (lit. you will do how, the cows having eaten the field)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: mɛ-tɛɬ-ɛ aŋga war dalaj ŋgɪndijɛ
Glosses: NOM-curse-CL POSS child girl DEM
Translation: The curse [is] belonging to that young woman,
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: nata ndahaŋ dʊɓʊsɔlʊk mə-mət=ava=alaj
Glosses: and_then 3S collapse/die NOM-die=in=away
Translation: And she collapsed dəɓəsolək, dying
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: a hʷɔɗ [a haj na ava]
Glosses: at stomach GEN house PSP in
Translation: inside the house.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: suwat na təta [a mʊsijɔŋ na ava] nɪndijɛ na
Glosses: disperse PSP 3P at mission PSP in DEM PSP
Translation: As the people go home from church,' (lit. disperse, they in the mission there)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ndɛ hʷɔr na à-sərk=ala afa təta=va na
Glosses: so woman PSP 3S+PFV-habitually=to at_place_of 3P=PRF PSP
Translation: Now that woman, she was in the habit at their house,
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: waja ɬa=ahaj na tɔ̀-zɔm gəvax na dzijga aŋga lɪmɛ ɮɔm
Glosses: because cow=Pl PSP 3P+PFV-eat field PSP all POSS 1PEX five
Translation: Because those cows, they ate all of that field that belonged to the five of us.’ (lit. because the cows, they ate the field, all of it, belonging to us five)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ndɛ na lɪmɛ ɗuw nə̀-ɮʊg-ɔm va na dzijga
Glosses: so PSP 1PEX also 1S+PFV-plant-1PEX body PSP all
Translation: So, we also, we fought (lit. planted body), all of us.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ndɛ kij ɛlɛ na nə̀-zʊm-ɔm ɛlɛ=atəta na baj
Glosses: so looking eye PSP 1S+PFV-eat-1PEX thing=3P.POSS PSP NEG
Translation: So, one could see that we had not eaten their food.’ (lit. looking, we ate their thing, not)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: a-l=ala na vɛr na á-rax mbəf nə hʊmbɔ na
Glosses: 3S-go=to PSP room PSP 3S+IFV-fill up_to_the_roof with flour PSP
Translation: Later, the room, it filled up to the roof with the flour,
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: na ava
Glosses: PSP in
Translation: and then she collapsed dəɓəsolək, dying inside the house.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ndɛ asa bahaj a ɬa na ndahaŋ aka baj na asa ɬa=ahaj na
Glosses: so if chief GEN cow PSP 3S on NEG PSP if cow=Pl PSP
Translation: So, if the owner of the cows wasn’t there, [and] that the cows
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [tɔ̀-zɔm na gəvax] na ɗɛɗɛŋ na ndahaŋ na
Glosses: 3P+PFV-eat 3S.DO field PSP truth PSP 3S PSP
Translation: really destroyed the fields is true (lit. if the cows ate the field true), [then] he,
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [nə-ndav=alaj [Ø mu-wutʃ-ɛ]]
Glosses: 1S-finish=away _ NOM-write-CL
Translation: I finish writing.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [[mɪ-mbɪɗ-ɛ=ahaŋ na] a-s=aw]
Glosses: NOM-remain-CL=3S.POSS PSP 3S-please=1S.IO
Translation: I want the leftovers.’ (lit. its remains pleases me)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [bahaj à-mak-aj [Ø mɪ-ʒʊm-ɛ ʃɛʃɛ]]
Glosses: chief 3S+PFV-leave-CL _ NOM-eat-CL meat
Translation: The chief stopped eating meat.’ (lit. the chief left the eating of meat)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [na-sar [Ø mɪ-d-ijɛ ɗaf] baj]
Glosses: 1S-know _ NOM-prepare-CL millet_loaf NEG
Translation: I don’t know how to make millet loaves.’ (lit. I don’t know the preparing of millet loaf).
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [na-ɮaŋ [Ø amu-wutʃ-ɛ]]
Glosses: 1S-begin _ DEP-write-CL
Translation: I begin to write.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [ta-ɮaŋ=alɪmɛ [Ø amɪ-ɮɪg-ɛ va]]
Glosses: 3P-begin=1PEX.IO _ DEP-plant-CL body
Translation: They started to fight us.’ (lit. they started to us planting bodies)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [a-sark=va [Ø amɪ-pɪɗ-ɛ ʃɛʃɛ]]
Glosses: 3S-habitually=PRF _ DEP-crunch-CL meat
Translation: He usually eats meat.’ (lit. He had a habit to eat meat)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [hʷɔr na a-sərk=ala afa təta=va na
Glosses: woman PSP 3S-habitually=to at_house 3P=PRF PSP
Translation: The woman, she was in the habit at their house,
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [Ø amə-h=aja haj na gam]]
Glosses: _ DEP-grind=PLU millet PSP lots
Translation: [of] grinding a lot of millet.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [a-s=aw [Ø amɪ-pɛɗ-ɛ ʃɛʃɛ]]
Glosses: 3S-please=1S.IO _ DEP-crunch-CL meat
Translation: I want to eat meat.’ (lit. to eat meat pleases me)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [a-s=aŋ [Ø ama-d=ata=aka=va azaŋ]]
Glosses: 3S-please=3S.IO _ DEP-prepare=3P.IO=on=PRF temptation
Translation: He wanted to tempt them.’ (lit. to prepare a temptation for them pleases him)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [a-s=aw [Ø amɪ-g-ijɛ ambɛlɛ_mbɛlɛ nə mɔkʷtɔnɔkʷ]]
Glosses: 3S-please=1S.IO _ DEP-do-CL race with toad
Translation: I want to race with the toad.’ (lit. to do a race with the toad pleases me)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [na-sar na=va [bahaj à-paɗə=va ʃɛʃɛ]]
Glosses: 1S-know DO=PRF chief 3S+PFV-crunch=PRF meat
Translation: I know it, the chief ate meat.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [nə-ɗəgal-aj na [bahaj à-paɗə=va ʃɛʃɛ]]
Glosses: 1S-think-CL PSP chief 3S+PFV-crunch=PRF meat
Translation: I think [that] the chief ate meat.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [na-faɗ na [bahaj à-paɗə=va ʃɛʃɛ]]
Glosses: 1S-place PSP chief 3S+PFV-crunch=PRF meat
Translation: I believe [that] the chief ate meat.’ (lit. I place, the chief already ate meat)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [nə-kaɗ waja na [bahaj à-paɗə=va ʃɛʃɛ]]
Glosses: 1S-kill because PSP chief 3S+PFV-crunch=PRF meat
Translation: I doubt [that] the chief ate meat.’ (lit. I counsel that)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [a-tʃəkəɮ=aw a har ava [bahaj à-paɗə=va ʃɛʃɛ]]
Glosses: 3S-forget=1S.IO at body in chief 3S+PFV-crunch=PRF meat
Translation: I forgot [that] the chief ate meat.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [na-ɮaw-aj na [bahaj à-paɗə=va ʃɛʃɛ]]
Glosses: 1S-fear-CL PSP chief 3S+PFV-crunch=PRF meat
Translation: I am afraid [that] the chief ate meat.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [nɛ awij [bahaj à-paɗə=va ʃɛʃɛ]]
Glosses: 1S said chief 3S+PFV-crunch=PRF meat
Translation: I said [that] the chief ate meat.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [Mʊlɔkʷɔ=ahaj baba=ahaj tawij na
Glosses: Moloko=Pl father=Pl 3P+said PSP
Translation: The Moloko fathers say
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: aka]]
Glosses: on
Translation: God got mad at the black people.’ (lit. Creator did heart on the child that belongs to black person)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: a-s=aw na [bahaj mà-paɗ-aj ʃɛʃɛ]
Glosses: 3S-please=1S.IO PSP chief 3S+HOR-crunch-CL meat
Translation: I want the chief to eat meat.’ (lit. that the chief should eat meat pleases me).
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: nə-dəbak-aj bahaj na ana [mà-zɔm ʃɛʃɛ]
Glosses: 1S-implore-CL chief PSP DAT 3S+HOR-eat meat
Translation: I persuaded the chief to eat meat.’ (lit. I implored the chief to he should eat meat)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [[Ø amə-h=aja kə vɛr aka na] tá-zaɗ war ɛlɛ haj bɪlɛŋ]
Glosses: _ DEP-grind=PLU on stone on PSP 3P+IFV-take child eye millet one
Translation: For grinding on the grinding stone, they would take one grain of millet.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [[ndahaŋ amɪ-tʃɛŋ mɪ-bɛl-ɛ a mbʊkʷɔ=ahaj dɪrɛffɛfɛ na]
Glosses: [[3S DEP-hear NOM-move-CL GEN Mbuko=Pl movement PSP
Translation: He, hearing the movement of the Mbuko' (lit. he to hear moving of Mbukos dəreffefe),
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: awij almaj]
Glosses: said what
Translation: he said, “What?!”
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [[ndahaŋ ama-nd=ava ɓəl na] zar=ahaŋ ɔ̀-lɔ amɛ-tɛl-ɛ
Glosses: [[3S DEP-sleep=in some PSP man=3S.POSS 3S+PFV-go DEP-walk-CL
Translation: After she had been there for some time (lit. she, sleeping there for some time), her husband went away
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: kə dɪlmɛtɛ=ahaŋ aka a ɬam ɛnɛŋ]
Glosses: on neighbor=3S.POSS on at place another
Translation: to walk in the neighborhood to some place.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [ɔ-lɔ a kɔsɔkʷɔ ava [Ø amɪ-søkʷøm-ɛ kɪlɛf]]
Glosses: 3S-go at market in _ DEP-buy/sell-CL fish
Translation: He/she went to the market [in order] to buy fish.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [kɪlɛŋ zar=ahaŋ na ɛ-nʒ-ɛ ɛlɛ=ahaŋ [Ø amɪ-tɛl-ɛ]]
Glosses: then man=3S.POSS PSP 3S-leave-CL thing=3S.POSS _ DEP-walk-CL
Translation: Then her husband left to go walking [somewhere].
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: mɪ-ʒʊm-ɛ]]
Glosses: NOM-eat-CL
Translation: Their chiefs also, they will have to travel far in order to find something to eat [in a famine].
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: nɪŋgɛhɛ na Hʊrmbʊlɔm=alɔkʷɔ ɛhɛ [bijna à-nzak-aj nɔkʷ
Glosses: DEM PSP God=1PIN.POSS here because 3S+PFV-find-CL 2S
Translation: This one here, our God [is really] here [with us], because it found you
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: ha a ɬam mɪ-nd-ijɛ=aŋgʷɔ ava]
Glosses: until at place NOM-sleep-CL=2S.POSS in
Translation: even in your bed (lit. all the way to the place of your lying).
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: náá-vəl=alʊkʷøjɛ sʊlɔj [bijna kɔ-gʷ-ɔm=va ɬɪrɛlɛ gam]
Glosses: 1S+POT-give=2P.IO coin because 2-do-2P=PRF work much
Translation: I will give you money because you have done a lot of work.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: nà-z=ala məlama=uwla a lɔpijtal ava
Glosses: 1S+PFV-take=to sibling=1S.POSS at hospital in
Translation: I took my brother to the hospital
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [bijna dʊŋgʷɔ a-wəl=aŋ]
Glosses: because throat 3S-hurt=3S.IO
Translation: because his throat was hurting.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [waja a mə-h=aja=ahaŋ ava na
Glosses: because at NOM-grind=PLU=3S.POSS in PSP
Translation: Because, during its grinding,
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: á-sak kə vɛr aka nə mɪ-ʃɪk-ɛ]
Glosses: 3S+IFV-multiply on grinding_stone on with NOM-multiply-CL
Translation: it would really multiply on the grinding stone.’ (lit. multiply with multiplying)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [waja nə̀-l=va afa suwpɪrɛfɛ]
Glosses: because 1S+PFV-go=PRF at_house_of subprefect
Translation: because I had already been to the subprefect [and he didn’t help me].
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: Hʊrmbʊlɔm á-ga ɓərav=va kuwaja war dalaj na
Glosses: God 3S+IFV-do heart=PRF because_of child girl PSP
Translation: God got angry because of that girl,
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: amɛ-tʃɛŋ ɬəmaj baj ŋgɪndijɛ
Glosses: DEP-hear ear NEG DEM
Translation: that one who was disobedient.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [waja ndana Hʊrmbʊlɔm á-z=ata=aka barka=ahaŋ=va]
Glosses: because DEM God 3S+IFV-take=3P.IO=on blessing=3S.POSS=PRF
Translation: Because of that previously-mentioned [event], God had taken back his blessing from them.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [kuwaja asa tə̀-was=va nɛkʷɛŋ kijgɛhɛ ɗuw]
Glosses: that_is if 3P+PFV-cultivate=PRF little like_this also
Translation: That is, even if they had only cultivated a little [millet] like this,
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: Hʊrmbʊlɔm á-ga ɓərav=va
Glosses: God 3S+IFV-do heart=PRF
Translation: God got angry (lit. did heart)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [kuwaja war dalaj amɛ-tʃɛŋ ɬəmaj baj ŋgɪndijɛ]
Glosses: because child female DEP-hear ear NEG that
Translation: because of that girl, that one who was disobedient.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: kɪrtʃɛtʃɛ a-həm-aj a-həm-aj a-həm-aj
Glosses: giraffe 3S-run-CL 3S-run-CL 3S-run-CL
Translation: The giraffe ran and ran and ran
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: war ɛlɛ haj bɪlɛŋ faŋ na á-nz=ata pɛw
Glosses: child eye millet one already PSP 3S+IFV-suffice=3P.IO enough
Translation: One grain of millet, it sufficed for them
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [ha a-mbaɗ ɛʃɛ]
Glosses: until 3S-remain again
Translation: even to leaving leftovers.’ (lit. until it remained again)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [asa kɛ́-g-ɛ akar na] náá-ɓ=ɔkʷ
Glosses: if 2S+IFV-do-CL theft PSP 1S+POT-beat=2S.IO
Translation: If you steal, I will beat you.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [asa tà-ɓ=aŋ=va ana mɪʒɛ na]
Glosses: if 3P+PFV-hit=3S.IO=PRF DAT person PSP
Translation: If someone has gotten beaten,
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: lʊkʷøjɛ na g-ɔm=ala sərtfka mɛdɛkal=alʊkʷøjɛ
Glosses: 2P PSP do[IMP]-2P=to certificate medical=2P.POSS
Translation: make a medical certificate for him.’ (lit. do for him your medical certificate)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [asa tə̀-was=va nɛkʷɛŋ kijgɛhɛ ɗuw]
Glosses: if 3P+PFV-cultivate=PRF little like_this also
Translation: Even if they had only cultivated a little [millet] like this,
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [asa mɪʒɛ=ahaj tə-tsah-aj ɛlɛ ɗuw] Hʊrmbʊlɔm ɛ-tʃɛŋ asa-baj
Glosses: if person=Pl 3P-ask-CL thing also God 3S-hear again-NEG
Translation: Even if people ask for anything, God doesn’t hear anymore.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [asa à-s=ɔkʷ amə-h=aja na]
Glosses: if 3S+IFV-please=2S.IO DEP-grind=PLU PSP
Translation: If you want to grind,’ (lit. if grinding pleases to you)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: gəbar a-ndaj a-g=aw [asa bahaj à-paɗ-aj ʃɛʃɛ na]
Glosses: fear 3S-PROG 3S-do=1S.IO if chief 3S+PFV-crunch-CL meat PSP
Translation: I am afraid that the chief ate meat.’ (lit. fear is doing me if the chief ate meat)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [ana asa kɛ̀-g-ɛ akar baj na] ná-ɓ=ɔkʷ baj
Glosses: DAT if 2S+PFV-do-CL theft NEG PSP 1S+IFV-beat=2S.IO NEG
Translation: If you don’t steal [and I don’t expect you to steal], I won’t beat you.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [azana asa ta-ndaj tə-ɮaɓ-aj ɛlɛ mɛmɛj na]
Glosses: maybe if 3P-PROG 3P-pound-CL thing how PSP
Translation: When something is being pounded,’ (lit. if perhaps they are pounding something,)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: tə́-ɮəg=alaj avʊlɔ baj
Glosses: 3P+IFV-throw=away high_up NEG
Translation: the baton is not thrown too high.’ (lit. they don’t throw the baton too high)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [nata ɔ̀-lɔ]
Glosses: and_then 3S+PFV-go
Translation: And then he went,
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: na ava]
Glosses: PSP in
Translation: and then she collapsed dəɓəsolək, dying inside the house.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: avijɔŋ a-g=aŋ=va gəɓar ana Abaŋgaj a-həm=aŋ=alaj nɛkʷɛŋ
Glosses: airplane 3S-do=3S.IO=PRF fear DAT Abangay 3S-run=3S.IO=to little
Translation: The airplane made Abangay afraid (lit. did fear to her), [so] she ran away a little.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [aɮəna na mɛ lɪmɛ nata babəza=ahaj na
Glosses: but PSP opinion 1PEX and children=Pl PSP
Translation: But on the other hand, I and the children,
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: kʷɔ mɪ-bɛl-ɛ nɛkʷɛŋ ɗuw nɔ-bʊl-ɔm baj]
Glosses: even NOM-move-CL little also 1S-move-1PEX NEG
Translation: we didn’t budge even a little (lit. even a little movement we didn’t move).
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: na-h=aŋ ana hʷɔr=uwla nɛ awij mà-dz=aw=ala jam
Glosses: 1S-tell=3S.IO DAT wife=1S.POSS 1S said 3S+HOR-help=1S.IO=to water
Translation: I told my wife to bring me water
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: amɪ-bɛl-ɛ [aɮəna a-tsah-aj baj]
Glosses: DEP-wash-CL but 3S-obey-CL NEG
Translation: to wash; but she didn’t obey me.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [albaja=ahaj ndana kɪlɛŋ tə̀-ŋgala=ala ma ana bahaj]
Glosses: youth=Pl DEM then 3P+PFV-return=to word DAT chief
Translation: Those young men then took the word (response) to the chief.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [kɪlɛŋ albaja=ahaj ndana tɔ̀-lɔ]
Glosses: next youth=Pl DEM 3P+PFV-go
Translation: Then those young men went.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [ndɛ kʷɔ=ala a ɗəma ndana ava pɛw] Mʊlɔkʷɔ=ahaj tawij
Glosses: so until=to at time DEM in enough Moloko=Pl 3P+said
Translation: So, ever since that time, it’s done! The Molokos say,
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [ndɛ ta-ɬ=aw=aka babəza=ahaj=va na
Glosses: so 3P-kill=1S.IO=on children=Pl=PRF PSP
Translation: So [since] they killed more of my children,
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: nə-həm-aj mɔgʷɔ ɛlɛ=uwla]
Glosses: 1S-run-CL anger thing=1S.POSS
Translation: I ran away because of my anger (lit. I ran my anger thing).
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: nà-h=ɔkʷ na=va kɛ́-g-ɛ akar baj
Glosses: 1S+PFV-tell=2S.IO 3S.DO=PRF 2S+IFV-do-CL theft NEG
Translation: I already told you, don’t steal,
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [asa baj na] náá-ɓ=ɔkʷ
Glosses: again NEG PSP 1S+POT-beat=2S.IO
Translation: if not, I will beat you.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [ndɛ aɮəna kà-gə=va akar] náá-ɓ=ɔkʷ aɮa
Glosses: so but 2S+PFV-do=PRF theft 1S+POT-beat=2S.IO now
Translation: But you have gone and stolen, so I will beat you now.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: paraw tə-d=ija mɪ-hɪm-ɛ ɓɪrkɛtɛm ɓɪrkɛtɛm ɓɪrkɛtɛm
Glosses: sudden_start 3P-prepare=PLU NOM-run-CL run run run
Translation: Paraw, they started the race, running birketem, birketem, birketem.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: kɪrtʃɛtʃɛ ɛ-nʒ-ɛ təf na awij mɔkʷtɔnɔkʷ nɔkʷ amta
Glosses: giraffe 3S-leave-CL far PSP said toad 2S where
Translation: 'The giraffe went far away [along the race route]. He said, “Toad, where are you?”
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: mɔkʷtɔnɔkʷ awij nɛ kʷɔ ɛhɛ awij wa alma
Glosses: toad said 1S no_matter here said what what
Translation: 'A toad said, “I am way over here." [The giraffe] said, “What on earth?!” (lit. he said, “What what")
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [matsəkəmbaj mɔkʷtɔnɔkʷ na a-bək ta=aja=va
Glosses: meanwhile toad PSP 3S-invite 3P.DO=PLU=PRF
Translation: Meanwhile, the toad, he had already invited
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: məlama=ahaŋ=ahaj dzijga]
Glosses: brother=3S.POSS=Pl all
Translation: all his brothers.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [ndahaŋ bəfa] [a-ndaj dɪrɛŋ baj]
Glosses: he close 3S-PROG far NEG
Translation: So, he was close, he was not far.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [mak-aj war] [mà-paɗ-aj ʃɛʃɛ=ahaŋ]
Glosses: leave[2S.IMP]-CL child 3S+HOR-crunch-CL meat=3S.POSS
Translation: Leave the child alone; let him eat his meat.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [nə-mənzar bahaj] [ndahaŋ aka á-zɔm ʃɛʃɛ]
Glosses: 1S-see chief 3S on 3S+IFV-eat meat
Translation: I see the chief; he is eating meat.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [mbaɗala ɛhɛ na nà-b-aj ɔkʷɔ]
Glosses: then here PSP 1S+PFV-light-CL fire
Translation: Then, I turned on a light,
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [nà-zaɗ=ala tijstəlam=uwla]
Glosses: 1S+PFV-take=to torch=1S.POSS
Translation: I took my flashlight,
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [káá-fʊɗ-ɔm an=aw ka mahaj=uwla aka]
Glosses: 2P+POT-put-2P DAT=1S.IO on door=1S.POSS on
Translation: You will put it down by my door.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [kàluw nà-zaɗ=ala ɛɮɛrɛ=uwla]
Glosses: take_quickly 1S+PFV-take=to spear=1S.POSS
Translation: Quickly I took my spear.
Language: Moloko ( translation)
Transcription: [mək=ava=alaj] [mɛ-tʃɛɬ-ɛ mbəraɓ]
Glosses: penetrate=in=to NOM-penetrate-CL penetrate
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [ɛlɛ a Hʊrmbʊlɔm ɛlɛ ga à-dzən=aw ɛtɛ
Glosses: thing GEN God thing ADJ 3S+PFV-help=1S.IO also
Translation: God helped me also
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [á-dəɗ=ala aɓ a wijɛŋ ava]
Glosses: 3S+IFV-fall=to falling_on_ground at ground on
Translation: and he fell on the ground vbaɓ.
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [nɛ dijdaj mɪ-kɪɗ-ɛ na=aka]
Glosses: 1S approximately NOM-kill-CL 3S.DO=on
Translation: I clubbed it to death (approximately).
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [kəra malaŋ ga] [a-dal pataw]
Glosses: dog largeness ADJ 3S-pass cat
Translation: The dog is bigger than the cat.’ (lit. the dog [is] big, it is greater than the cat)
Language: Moloko (English translation)
Transcription: [nɛ mødœhʷœr ga] [na-dal nɔkʷ]
Glosses: 1S old_person ADJ 1S-pass 2S
Translation: I am older than you.’ (lit. I old person, I surpass you)
Language: Mama (English translation)
Transcription: Mama a-tek-a umwumbati .
Glosses: Mama SHE-cooks-ASP cassava
Translation: Mama cooks the cassava.
Language: Mama (English translation)
Transcription: Mama a-tek-er-a abana umwumbati .
Glosses: Mama SHE-cooks-ben-asp children cassava
Translation: Mama cooks the cassava for the children.
Language: Daloa Bété (English translation)
Transcription: O3 li2 a^31
Glosses: 3.SG eat.IMPF coconuts
Translation: He eats coconuts
Language: Daloa Bété (English translation)
Transcription: O3 li3 a^31
Glosses: 3.SG eat.PERF coconuts
Translation: He ate coconuts (recently)
Language: Kru (English translation)
Transcription: kOgUlIɲO-wa^4 .2 .2 .2 .3 gba2 ne4 ju-wa^4 .4 O3 li2
Glosses: farmer-DEF speak and boy-DEF 3.SG eat.PERF
Translation: The farmer is making the boy eat
Language: Gbadi (English translation)
Transcription: n3 gba2 le3 yO-O^3 .3 li2
Glosses: I speak and boy-def eat
Translation: I made the boy eat.