lecslab/glosslm-corpus huggingface dataset:
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: watik sfrärm e wawa taga kwot thkarthé kwafiyokwrmth
Glosses: then 3SG.MASC:SBJ:PST:DUR/be until yam leaf properly hard 2|3PL:SBJ:PST:DUR/make
Translation: he was there until the yam leaves were becoming dry.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: watik fthé fof wawa taga nä thurtnwrm (.) nasi taga (.) kemar taga (.) taga bäne b=era biskar duga
Glosses: then when EMPH yam leaf INDF SG:SBJ>2|3PL:OBJ:PST:DUR/pull.off (.) long.yam leaf (.) kemar leaf (.) leaf RECOG.ABS MED=2|3PL:SBJ:PST:IPFV/be cassava taro
Translation: That was when he pulled of some yam leaves, long yam leaves, kemar (type of yam) leaves and those leaves there … cassava and taro.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: watik nzigfu mrmr foba sfrärm (.) ane taga=me sumyuknwrm
Glosses: then magic.stone inside DIST.ABL 3SG.MASC:SBJ:PST:DUR/be (.) DEM leaf=INS SG:SBJ>3SG.MASC:OBJ:PST:DUR/wrap
Translation: The magic stone was there inside. He was wrapping it with these leaves.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: surdiknwrm (.) watik wawa zfth=en swäzin
Glosses: SG:SBJ>3SG.MASC:OBJ:PST:DUR/tie.around (.) then yam base=LOC 2|3SG:SBJ>3SG.MASC:OBJ:ITER/put.down
Translation: He tied them around. Then he used to put it down to the yams.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: sfthnm e wawa fthé thwemar nima thkarthé zäkorth
Glosses: 3SG.MASC:SBJ:PST:DUR/be.lying until yam when 2|3SG:SBJ:>2|3PL:OBJ:ITER/see like.this hard 2|3PL:SBJ:PST:PFV/become
Translation: The stone was lying there until he saw that the leaves became dry.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: watik ausi-ausi thukonzrm käthfe kabe
Glosses: then REDUP-old.woman SG:SBJ>2|3PL:OBJ:PST:DUR/say 2PL:SBJ:IMP:PFV/walk people
Translation: Then he said to the women: “People, go!”
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: ausi-ausi thfyakm ŋanz f-frü=me=nzo=ma (.)
Glosses: REDUP-old.woman 2|3PL:SBJ:PST:DUR/walk garden.row REDUP-single=INS=ONLY=CHAR (.)
Translation: The women went and took from each patch …
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: wawa ane (.) ebar fr wawa ebar fr kafar
Glosses: yam DEM (.) head stem yam head stem big
Translation: those yams … the best yams and big yams.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: watik nä ŋanz=ma wawa näbi nä ŋanz=ma nä ŋanz=ma nä ŋanz=ma nima=nzo watik
Glosses: then INDF garden.row yam one INDF garden.row INDF garden.row INDF garden.row like.this=ONLY then
Translation: one yam from one patch, from another patch, from another patch, from another patch … just like this.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: mni=me thufränzrmth (.) watik thufthakwrmth foba (.) karo=me thurzathrmth
Glosses: fire=INS 2|3PL:SBJ>2|3PL:OBJ:PST:DUR/singe (.) then 2|3PL:SBJ>2|3PL:OBJ:PST:DUR/take.out.of.fire DIST.ABL (.) oven=INS 2|3PL:SBJ>2|3PL:OBJ:PST:DUR/cook.in.oven
Translation: They were burning the hair off the yams. Then they took them out of the fire and cooked them in the ground oven.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: zizi ane fof thfzänzrmth bobo (.) far mä suräzrmth
Glosses: afternoon DEM EMPH 2|3PL:SBJ>2|3PL:OBJ:PST:DUR/carry MED.ALL (.) post where 2|3PL:SBJ>3SG.MASC:OBJ:PST:DUR/erect
Translation: In the afternoon, they carried these yams where they had planted a post.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: mathkwi o karawa o kukuma o ote (.)
Glosses: mathkwi or karawa or kukuma or ote (.)
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: watik ane far fof sfrästhgrm wawa fobo fof thunakwrm
Glosses: then DEM post EMPH 3SG.MASC:SBJ:PST:DUR/be.erected yam DIST.ALL EMPH SG:SBJ>2|3PL:OBJ:PST:DUR/put.down
Translation: Well, that post was standing there and he put the yams down on its base.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: fobo ffé n wawa kwanäbünzrmth (.) kwosi kwakonzrmth bänemr e (.) tayo tfotfo
Glosses: DIST.ALL really IMN yam 2|3PL:SBJ:PST:DUR/decompose (.) rotten 2|3PL:SBJ:PST:DUR/become RECOG.PURP until (.) ripe almost
Translation: When those yams were about to fall apart, about to become rotten, the yams (in the ground) were almost ready.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: tayo wawa fthé kwakonzrmth (.)
Glosses: ripe yam when 2|3PL:SBJ:PST:DUR/become (.)
Translation: When the yams were getting ready …
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: rfnak-si=r bobo zarfa thfrärm (.) mäta garaita
Glosses: taste-NMLZ=PURP MED.ALL ear 2|3PL:SBJ:PST:DUR/be (.) mäta garaita
Translation: they heard from Mata and Garaita that they started to taste them.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: nafa fthé kwänrfnth (.) ayo wrwr fof zefaro (.) swänrifthth
Glosses: .ERG when 2|3PL:SBJ:ITER/taste (.) watch.out eastwind EMPH SG:SBJ:PST:PFV:AND/set.off (.) 2|3PL:SBJ>3SG.MASC:OBJ:ITER/send
Translation: When tasting the yams, they always shouted “Watch out!!” and the eastwind blew the message here.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: watik we masu kar=é kwekaristh oh nafa z zärfnth
Glosses: then also masu place=ERG.NSG 2|3PL:SBJ:ITER/hear oh .ERG IAM 2|3PL:SBJ:RPST:PFV/taste
Translation: The Masu people used to hear this and said “Oh, they have started tasting the yams already.”
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: we kwot we näbi-kak=me we nä wawa thfrärmth katan o kafar (.) thuwoknzrmth (.) watik kwarzathrmth
Glosses: also properly also one-DISTR=INS also INDF yam 2|3PL:SBJ>2|3PL:OBJ:PST:DUR/do small or big (.) 2|3PL:SBJ>2|3PL:OBJ:PST:DUR/choose (.) then 2|3PL:SBJ>2|3PL:OBJ:PST:DUR/cook.in.oven
Translation: Now they also took some yams, one by one, big or small. They choose some and cooked them in the oven.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: tawar ane thfrärmth ŋazi thurwrmth (.) kwot thufathwrmth kobakob
Glosses: yam.pulp DEM 2|3PL:SBJ>2|3PL:OBJ:PST:DUR/do coconut 2|3PL:SBJ>2|3PL:OBJ:PST:DUR/scrape (.) properly 2|3PL:SBJ>2|3PL:OBJ:PST:DUR/hold round.object
Translation: They took out the yam pulp and mixed it with scraped coconut and then they formed little round balls out of the dough.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: kwarfnakwrmth watik nima kwanrzrmth
Glosses: SG:SBJ:PST:DUR/taste then like.this SG:SBJ:PST:DUR:VENT/throw
Translation: Then they tasted the yams and they threw their arms up this way.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: fatr nima thwafiyokwrmth ayo farem benm f=räro (.) nima fof
Glosses: upper.arm like.this 2|3PL:SBJ>2|3PL:OBJ:PST:DUR/make watch.out farem 2NSG.DAT DIST=3SG.F:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV:AND/be (.) like.this EMPH
Translation: They threw the arms up like this and shouted “Watch out! Farem people, this is for you!” like this.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: watik ane fthé kwärit ane tmatm
Glosses: then DEM when 2|3SG:SBJ:ITER/pass.by DEM event
Translation: Each time when that ritual had passed
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: rfnak-si tmatm thumarwrmth e (.) rrr_kwan fthé bäne kwäkorth (.) tayo kwot thuwäkwrm
Glosses: taste-NMLZ event 2|3PL:SBJ>2|3PL:OBJ:PST:DUR/see until (.) rustling.sound when RECOG.ABS 2|3PL:SBJ:ITER/become (.) ripe properly 2|3PL:SBJ:PST:DUR/ripen
Translation: when they saw the tasting rituals, when the yam leaves were rustling, when the yams were ready …
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: watik fthé fof yaka swefafth
Glosses: then when EMPH digging.stick 2|3PL:SBJ>3SG.MASC:OBJ:ITER/hold
Translation: that was when they picked up the digging stick and began to harvest.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: ane=nzo fof (.) ane tmatm kwaritakwrm e zbo bäi=dbo (.) bäi kafar zäkora
Glosses: DEM=ONLY EMPH (.) DEM event SG:SBJ:PST:DUR/cross.over until PROX.ALL bäi=ALL.SG (.) bäi big SG:SBJ:PST:PFV/become
Translation: That was it. That ritual was passed on to Bäi. Bäi had become a big man.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: nafa-ŋafe=f (.) nafane ŋafe=f ane fof sara fof (.) foba fof ote=f
Glosses: 3.POSS-father=ERG.SG (.) 3SG.POSS father=ERG.SG DEM EMPH SG:SBJ>3SG.MASC:IO:PST:PFV/give EMPH (.) DIST.ABL EMPH ote=ERG.SG
Translation: His father and his father passed on this tradition … all the way from Ote.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: watik naf we ane fof thwamonegwrm no bäne (.) no nzigfu a fofosa f=rä (.) dagon fofosa fof
Glosses: then 3SG.ERG also DEM EMPH SG:SBJ>2|3PL:OBJ:PST:DUR/look.after rain RECOG.ABS (.) rain rain.stone and heart DIST=3SG.F:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/be (.) food heart EMPH
Translation: He also looked after that rain magic stone and the other stone there … the magic food stone.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: foba e ni kafar ŋankonzake
Glosses: DIST.ABL until 1NSG big 1PL:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV:VENT/become
Translation: Later we grew up.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: nze-si=en=wä ane fof komnzo thfrnm ane eda (.) eda rokar fof
Glosses: 1NSG.POSS-eye=LOC=EMPH DEM EMPH still 2|3DU:SBJ:PST:DUR/be DEM two (.) two things EMPH
Translation: We still saw those two with our own eyes … those two stones.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: e nama masu=n ane yam tmatm z zwabrgwre fof
Glosses: until recently masu=LOC DEM custom event IAM 1PL:SBJ>3SG.F:OBJ:RPST:IPFV/follow EMPH
Translation: We have followed this tradition until recently in Masu.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: e watik foba zänbrimake zena mä=wä zä namnzr zf (.) z=nrä
Glosses: until then DIST.ABL 1PL:SBJ:RPST:PFV/return today where=EMPH PROX 1PL:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/dwell IMM (.) PROX=1PL:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/be
Translation: Then we returned from there to where we are living now … right here.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: watik fi fthmäsü kwik (.) kwosi yara (.) greg täw=dben ane thfrärm
Glosses: then 3.ABS meanwhile sick (.) dead 3SG.MASC:SBJ:PST:IPFV/be (.) greg father=LOC.SG DEM 2|3PL:SBJ:PST:DUR/be
Translation: In the meanwhile father had become sick and died. Those stones were with Greg's father.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: ane bäne (.) nzigfu thfrnm eda=wä
Glosses: DEM RECOG.ABS (.) magic.stone 2|3DU:SBJ:PST:DUR/be two=EMPH
Translation: Those were magic stones … those two.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: watik nzenme ŋafe fthmäsü kwosi yara
Glosses: then 1NSG.POSS father meanwhile dead 3SG.MASC:SBJ:PST:IPFV/be
Translation: Well, our father died in the meantime …
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: watik foba ni miyamr nrä mafa=dben zena ethn
Glosses: then DIST.ABL 1NSG ignorant 1PL:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/be who=LOC.SG today 2|3PL:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/be.lying
Translation: and since then we do not know with whom these (magic stones) are now.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: z thrifthmath fof
Glosses: IAM 2|3PL:SBJ>2|3DU:OBJ:PST:PFV/hide fof
Translation: They might have hidden them.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: watik ane bäne mane rära (.) ane trik-si mane n=ŋatrikwé fof (.) ŋafe=nm bada=fa ane fof ŋanritakwa fof
Glosses: then DEM RECOG.ABS which 3SG.F:SBJ:PST:IPFV/be (.) DEM tell-NMLZ which IPST=1SG:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/tell EMPH (.) father=DAT.NSG ancestor=ABL DEM EMPH SG:SBJ:PST:IPFV/pass EMPH
Translation: The story, which I have just told, was passed on from the ancestor to the fathers.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: bada aki kwark b=enrära fof (.) zath kwark enrära e ŋafe=dbo we nzedbo fof n zänrita nima
Glosses: ancestor grandfather deceased MED=2|3PL:SBJ:PST:IPFV:VENT/be EMPH (.) grandfather deceased 2|3PL:SBJ:PST:IPFV:VENT/be until father=ALL.SG also 1NSG.ALL EMPH IAM SG:SBJ:PST:PFV/pass like.this
Translation: From the ancestors to the late grandfathers until it came to the fathers. It was about to pass to us…
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: watik maf keke wäbragwr ane
Glosses: then who.ERG.SG NEG 2|3SG:SBJ>3SG.F:OBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/follow DEM
Translation: but nobody follows (these traditions) anymore.'tci20131013-01
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: bäne=ma kwa ŋatrikwé (.) nzefé
Glosses: RECOG=CHAR FUT 1SG:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/tell (.) 1SG.ERG.EMPH
Translation: I will talk about this.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: fenz ane mane ŋonathrth (.) kwosifr kabe=aneme (.) bthan kabe=yé
Glosses: body.liquid DEM which 2|3PL:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/drink (.) corpse man=POSS.NSG (.) magic man=ERG.NSG
Translation: The body fluid that they drink … the dead people's fluid … those sorcerers.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: trik-si zrethkäfé
Glosses: tell-NMLZ 2|3PL:SBJ:IRR:PFV/drink
Translation: I start the story.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: bthan kabe fthé fenz yona-si (.) bänemr zrethkäfth mätrak-si=r
Glosses: magic man when body.liquid drink-NMLZ (.) RECOG.PURP 2|3PL:SBJ:IRR:PFV/start take.out-NMLZ=PURP
Translation: When the sorcerers drink the body fluids, they start by bringing out this one,
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: kzi kwa yafiyokwrth
Glosses: bark.tray FUT 2|3PL:SBJ>3SG.MASC:OBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/make
Translation: they make a barktray.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: srafiyokwrth karesa=ma kzi srärzirth
Glosses: 2|3PL:SBJ>3SG.MASC:OBJ:IRR:IPFV/make paperbark=CHAR barktray 2|3PL:SBJ>3SG.MASC:OBJ:IRR:PFV/tie
Translation: They make a bark tray from the paperbark tree. They tie it
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: watik kwa eyak nima kwosifr fthé (.) kabe fthé ynänzüthzrth bad=en
Glosses: then FUT 2|3PL:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/walk like.this corpse when (.) man when 2|3PL:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/bury ground=LOC
Translation: and then they go. When people have buried a corpse in the ground,
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: fthé one week srakor
Glosses: when one week 3SG.MASC:SBJ:IRR:PFV/become
Translation: after one week has passed,
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: fthé fof krefar ane bthan kabe bobo (.) fokam zn=fo fokam mnz=fo (.) sikwankwan=me zbär thd
Glosses: when EMPH 2|3SG:SBJ:IRR:PFV/set.off DEM magic man MED.ALL (.) grave place=LOC grave house=LOC (.) secret=INS night middle
Translation: the sorcerer sets off to go to the grave yard, to the grave house. He goes secretly in the middle of the night.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: kabe=f keke kwa sremar
Glosses: man=ERG.SG NEG FUT 2|3SG:SBJ>3SG.MASC:OBJ:IRR:PFV/see
Translation: No one will see him.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: süsübäth=en kwa yak (.) tosin=märe (.) kwayan=märe
Glosses: darkness=LOC FUT 3SG.MASC:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/walk (.) flashlight=PRIV (.) light=PRIV
Translation: He will walk in the darkness without a flashlight … without light.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: kwa yak yfrsé gwonyame=karä kwa yé
Glosses: FUT 3SG.MASC:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/walk black clothes=PROP FUT 3SG.MASC:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/be
Translation: He will go and he will wear black clothes.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: keke kwa kwayan-thé gwonyame=karä bäne=ma kabe=f sremar (.) kabe=yé sremarth
Glosses: NEG FUT light-ADLZR clothes=PROP RECOG=CHAR man=ERG.SG 2|3SG:SBJ>3SG.MASC:OBJ:IRR:PFV/see (.) man=ERG.NSG 2|3PL:SBJ>3SG.MASC:OBJ:IRR:PFV/see
Translation: No bright clothes because someone might see him … people might see him.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: katan yfö fthé zremar (.) ebar=fa fä fof kwa bäne ythorthr (.) nabi a mrrab
Glosses: small hole when 2|3SG:SBJ>3SG.F:OBJ:IRR:PFV/see (.) head=ABL DIST EMPH FUT RECOG.ABS 2|3SG:SBJ>3SG.MASC:OBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/insert (.) bamboo and small.bamboo
Translation: When he sees a small hole, he will insert this small bamboo at the head end of the grave.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: mrrab zbo zanfr b=yé
Glosses: small.bamboo PROX.ALL long MED=3SG.MASC:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/be
Translation: A small bamboo about this long.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: ane fof sräsryöfth bobo yfö=n
Glosses: DEM EMPH 2|3SG:SBJ>3SG.MASC:OBJ:IRR:PFV/send MED.ALL hole=LOC
Translation: He will push this one into the hole.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: watik fobo fof srayak
Glosses: then DIST.ALL EMPH 3SG.MASC:SBJ:IRR:IPFV/walk
Translation: Okay, it will go like this.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: kzi zräzin nabi tonze (.) mrrab tonze
Glosses: barktray 2|3SG:SBJ>3SG.F:OBJ:IRR:PFV/put.down bamboo close (.) small.bamboo close
Translation: He will put the barktray close to the bamboo … close to the small bamboo.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: fenz=ane bäne (.) mrrab bäne kwa (.) wämne=me yrthakunzr
Glosses: body.liquid RECOG.ABS (.) small.bamboo RECOG.ABS FUT (.) stick=INS 2|3SG:SBJ>3SG.MASC:OBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/spray
Translation: He sprays the body liquid with that small bamboo … with that stick.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: watik fenz ane kwa ŋankarkwr naf
Glosses: then body.liquid DEM FUT 2|3SG:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV:VENT/pull 3SG.ERG
Translation: He sucks up the body fluid
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: fobo fof krayagunzr kzi=fo
Glosses: DIST.ALL EMPH 2|3SG:SBJ:IRR:IPFV/pour barktray=ALL
Translation: and he pours it into the barktray.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: nafa-watik-th=me=nzo (.) keke kwa krärtf (.) ane kzi
Glosses: 3.POSS-enough-ADLZR=INS=ONLY (.) NEG FUT 2|3SG:OBJ:IRR:IPFV/fill.up (.) DEM barktray
Translation: There is enough for him. That barktray won't be filled right up.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: fthé zremar nima watik-th=me=nzo zfrä mrrab ane sräfum
Glosses: when 2|3SG:SBJ>3SG.F:OBJ:IRR:PFV/see QUOT enough-ADLZR=INS=ONLY 3SG.F:SBJ:RPST:IPFV/be small.bamboo DEM 2|3SG:SBJ>3SG.MASC:OBJ:IRR:IPFV/pull.out
Translation: When he looks at it and thinks “That's enough” he pulls out the small bamboo.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: watik kwot zrarmänwr (.) yfö watik krefar fof
Glosses: then properly 2|3SG:SBJ>3SG.F:OBJ:IRR:IPFV/close (.) hole then 2|3SG:SBJ:IRR:PFV/set.off EMPH
Translation: Then he closes up the hole and leaves the place.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: bäne zrazänzr (.) fenz (.) kzi=kaf (.) mä keke kwa kabe=f sremar ane yam fiyok-si=n
Glosses: RECOG.ABS 2|3SG:SBJ>3SG.F:OBJ:IRR:IPFV/carry (.) body.liquid (.) barktray=PROP (.) where NEG FUT man=ERG.SG 2|3SG:SBJ>3SG.MASC:OBJ:IRR:PFV/see DEM event do-NMLZ=LOC
Translation: He carries those body fluids with the barktray (to some place) where no one can see him in doing that thing.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: kwa wrifthzr
Glosses: FUT 2|3SG:SBJ>3SG.F:OBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/hide
Translation: He will hide it.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: watik fi zöbthé zane bäne kramanziknwr (.) zzarfa wämne bäne f=erä (.) ymd thäbu nzabu
Glosses: then but first DEM:PROX RECOG.ABS 2|3SG:SBJ:IRR:IPFV/prepare (.) ginger stick RECOG.ABS DIST=2|3PL:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/be (.) bird hair wing
Translation: But first he will prepare some things: ginger, some sticks, and those bird feathers or wings.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: watik ane thrma ane fof krefar fokam=fo
Glosses: then DEM after DEM EMPH 2|3SG:SBJ:IRR:PFV/set.off grave=ALL
Translation: Okay, after this, he sets off from the grave.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: ane fthé zrarinakwr (.) kzi=n zräbth
Glosses: DEM when 2|3SG:SBJ>3SG.F:OBJ:IRR:IPFV/pour (.) barktray=LOC 2|3SG:SBJ:IRR:PFV/finish
Translation: He finishes pouring it in the barktray.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: watik yona-si=r fof zrärifthm
Glosses: then drink-NMLZ=PURP EMPH 2|3SG:SG:IRR:PFV/hide
Translation: He really hides now for drinking it.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: zöbthé bäne=me kwa wrthakunzr (.) zzarfa=me bäne=ma gatha miyosé rä
Glosses: first RECOG.=INS FUT 2|3SG:SBJ>3SG.F:OBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/spray (.) ginger=INS RECOG=CHAR bad taste 3SG.F:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/be
Translation: First, he will sprinkle it with ginger, because it has a bad taste.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: nafane miyo keke namä wärä
Glosses: 3SG.POSS taste NEG good 3SG.MASC:IO:NONPAST:IPFV/be
Translation: Its taste is not good.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: zrarthakunzr zräbth
Glosses: 2|3SG:SBJ>3SG.F:OBJ:IRR:IPFV/spray 2|3SG:SBJ:IRR:PFV/finish
Translation: He finished sprinkling the ginger.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: wati bäne ane kwa yfethakwr (.) ymd nzabu
Glosses: then RECOG.ABS DEM FUT 2|3SG:SBJ>3SG.MASC:OBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/dip.in (.) bird wing
Translation: Then he dips in the bird wing.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: srafethakwr (.) keke kwa zane touch srarär ane fenz=me
Glosses: 2|3SG:SBJ>3SG.MASC:OBJ:IRR:IPFV/dip.in (.) NEG FUT DEM:PROX touch 2|3SG:SBJ>3SG.MASC:IO:IRR:IPFV/do DEM body.liquid
Translation: He dip sit in. but he should not touch this here (lips) with the body fluid.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: kwan krakurwr
Glosses: throat 2|3SG:SBJ:IRR:IPFV/split
Translation: It hurts the mouth.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: zrarär kwan=en (.) bäne=ma (.) thaf=ma (.) gatha miyo=ma
Glosses: 2|3SG:SBJ:IRR:IPFV/do throat=LOC (.) RECOG=CHAR (.) bitter=CHAR (.) bad taste=CHAR
Translation: It will hurt because of it is bitterness … because of its bad taste.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: zrarär (.) zrafethakwr we (.) zbo sranakwr (.) krafigthkwr
Glosses: 2|3SG:SBJ:IRR:IPFV/do (.) 2|3SG:SBJ>3SG.F:OBJ:IRR:IPFV/dip.in also (.) PROX.ALL 2|3SG:SBJ>3SG.MASC:IO:IRR:IPFV/put.down (.) 2|3SG:SBJ:IRR:IPFV/lick
Translation: He dips it in and places the feather here in the mouth and licks it.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: we nima=nzo kwot e zräbth ane fenz
Glosses: also like.this=ONLY properly until 2|3SG:SBJ:IRR:PFV/finish DEM body.liquid
Translation: This way, he will finish all those body fluids.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: fthé zräbth kzi ane kwa yfönzr mni=me fewa=ma
Glosses: when 2|3SG:SBJ:IRR:PFV/finish barktray DEM FUT 2|3SG:SBJ>3SG.MASC:OBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/burn fire=INS smell=CHAR
Translation: When he is finished, he will burn the barktray in the fire because of its stench.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: mni=me sräföf watik
Glosses: fire=INS 2|3SG:SBJ>3SG.MASC:OBJ:IRR:PFV/burn enough
Translation: He burns it in the fire and then its over.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: kräbrim nafane mnz=fo
Glosses: 2|3SG:SBJ:IRR:PFV/return 3SG.POSS house=LOC
Translation: He returns to his house.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: kwa yrugr e (.) baf fthé sräbth nima kabe zan miyo=f
Glosses: FUT 3SG.MASC:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/sleep until (.) RECOG.ERG.SG when 2|3SG:SBJ>3SG.MASC:OBJ:IRR:PFV/finish like.this man killing desire=ERG
Translation: He sleeps until when that bloodlust comes over him.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: okay fthé fof krefar
Glosses: okay when EMPH 2|3SG:SBJ:IRR:PFV/set.off
Translation: Okay, that is when he sets off.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: keke kwa mnz=en ane tmatm zrafiyokwr ane yam
Glosses: NEG FUT house=LOC DEM event 2|3SG:SBJ:IRR:IPFV/make DEM event
Translation: He will not do these things in the house.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: zagr kwa yak ksi kar=en bä sramnzr
Glosses: far FUT 3SG.MASC:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/walk bush place=LOC MED 3SG.MASC:SBJ:IRR:IPFV/dwell
Translation: He will go far away to the bush. He will stay there.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: foba fof krefar kabe zan=r
Glosses: DIST.ABL EMPH 2|3SG:SBJ:IRR:PFV/set.off man killing=PURP
Translation: It is really from there, that he goes and kills people.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: si kwa zöbthé ŋazübrakwr warfo kabe=dbo
Glosses: eye FUT first 2|3SG:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/pray above man=ALL.ANIM.SG
Translation: First, he will pray to god.'49
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: warfo kabe kwa ykonzr befe mitafo sabrim nzun fefe kwagathif
Glosses: above man FUT 2|3SG:SBJ>3SG.MASC:OBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/speak 2SG.ERG.EMPH spirit 2|3SG:SBJ>3SG.MASC:IO:IMP:PFV/return 1SG.DAT body 2|3SG:SBJ>1SG:IO:IMP:PFV/leave
Translation: He says to god: “You take the spirit! Leave the body for me!”
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: watik ane kabe kwa yfänzr
Glosses: then DEM man FUT 2|3SG:SBJ>3SG.MASC:OBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/show
Translation: Then he points to this man.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: kabe yf kwa ybräknwr nima bäi bäi=ane mitafo be sabrim nzun fefe kwagathif
Glosses: man name FUT 2|3SG:SBJ>3SG.MASC:OBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/call.out QUOT bäi bäi=POSS.SG spirit 2SG.ERG 2|3SG:SBJ>3SG.MASC:IO:IMP:PFV/return 1SG.DAT body 2|3SG:SBJ>1SG:IO:IMP:PFV/leave
Translation: He calls out that man's name: “Bäi! You take Bäi's spirit. Leave the body for me!”
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: fthé krefar kabe=f keke kwa sremar bäne=ma (.)
Glosses: when 2|3SG:SBJ:IRR:PFV/set.off man=ERG.SG NEG FUT 2|3SG:SBJ>3SG.MASC:OBJ:IRR:PFV/see RECOG=CHAR (.)
Translation: When he sets off, no man should see him, because
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: mnz=en fthé srarugr nagayé disturb o ŋare disturb srarär
Glosses: house=LOC when 3SG.MASC:SBJ:IRR:IPFV/sleep children disturb or woman disturb 2|3SG:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/do
Translation: if he sleeps in the house, the children or his wife might disturb him.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: watik ane=ma fof krämätr outside nä kar=fo ksi kar=en fä sramnzr
Glosses: then DEM=CHAR EMPH 2|3SG:SBJ:IRR:PFV/bring.out outside INDF place=ALL bush place=ALL DIST 3SG.MASC:SBJ:IRR:IPFV/dwell
Translation: Therefore, he goes out to another place in the bush. He stays there.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: fä ane tmatm kwa kabe yafiyokwr bthazan yfnnzr
Glosses: DIST DEM event FUT man 2|3SG:SBJ>3SG.MASC:OBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/make black.magic 2|3SG:SBJ>3SG.MASC:OBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/hit
Translation: He makes these things with the man there. He puts black magic on him.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: foba fof krethfär (.) mobo fthzé (.) nima (.) zba fthé rouku=ma nge srarä
Glosses: DIST.ABL EMPH 2|3SG:SBJ:IRR:IPFV/fly (.) where.ALL ever (.) like.this (.) PROX.ABL when rouku=CHAR child 3SG.MASC:SBJ:IRR:IPFV/be
Translation: From there, he flies away to where ever he wants. It might be a boy from here from Rouku.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: zbär kwa yam zä wäfiyokwr zba krethfär safs=fo
Glosses: night FUT custom PROX 2|3SG:SBJ>3SG.F:OBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/make PROX.ABL 2|3SG:SBJ:IRR:IPFV/fly safs=ALL
Translation: He will do that in the night. He will fly from here to Safs.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: bä (.) bthazan srafnnzr bthan=me srafnnzr
Glosses: MED (.) black.magic 2|3SG:SBJ>3SG.MASC:OBJ:IRR:IPFV/hit magic=INS 2|3SG:SBJ>3SG.MASC:OBJ:IRR:IPFV/hit
Translation: There he puts black magic on someone. He puts a spell on him.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: e (.) kränbrim we ane we zbär
Glosses: until (.) 2|3SG:SBJ:IRR:PFV:VENT/return also DEM also night
Translation: And then he returns here again in the night.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: keke kwa bä srarugr o srawäkwr
Glosses: NEG FUT MED 3SG.MASC:SBJ:IRR:IPFV/sleep or 3SG.MASC:SBJ:IRR:IPFV/wake
Translation: He will not sleep there or wake up there.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: zbär we kwa ŋanbrigwr keke kwa moth=en fi srayak fi krathfänzr
Glosses: night also FUT 2|3SG:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV:VENT/return NEG FUT path=LOC 3.ABS 3SG.MASC:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/walk 3.ABS 2|3SG:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/fly
Translation: He will return in the night. He will not walk on the road, but he will fly.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: nima ane wäfiyokwr
Glosses: like.this DEM 2|3SG:SBJ>3SG.F:OBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/make
Translation: That's what he does.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: fthé sräbth (.) kabe bthazan srethkäf watik fä mane kwik erä fof
Glosses: when 2|3SG:SBJ>3SG.MASC:SBJ:IRR:PFV/finish (.) man black.magic 2|3SG:SBJ:IRR:PFV/start then DIST who.ABS sick 2|3PL:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/be EMPH
Translation: When he is finished, the black magic will set in. It is then, when they will get really sick.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: keke tauri=fo tmatm zrafiyokwr o ŋatha=fo (.) o faso r-rokar b=erä
Glosses: NEG wallaby=ALL event 2|3SG:SBJ:IRR:IPFV/make or dog=ALL (.) or meat REDUP-stuff MED=2|3PL:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/be
Translation: No, he does that thing to a wallaby or dog … or to some other animal there.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: ane r-rokar=fo kwa tmatm yafiyokwr keke kwa nima nä kabe=dben
Glosses: DEM REDUP-stuff=ALL FUT event 2|3SG:SBJ>3SG.MASC:IO:NONPAST:IPFV/make NEG FUT like.this INDF man=LOC.ANIM.SG
Translation: He does that to those animals, not to a man.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: fi ane kabe=ane mitafo kwa wthorthr
Glosses: but DEM man=POSS.SG spirit FUT 2|3SG:SBJ>3SG.F:OBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/enter
Translation: But it will go inside that man's spirit.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: nä faso rokar=fo o fthzé ŋatha zräthb (.)
Glosses: INDF meat stuff=ALL or ever dog 2|3SG:SBJ:NONPAST:PFV/enter (.)
Translation: It goes into some animals or dogs …
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: ra fthzé srarä (.) ymd
Glosses: what ever 3SG.MASC:SBJ:IRR:IPFV/be (.) bird
Translation: whatever there may be … a bird.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: watik ane fof kwa tmatm yafiyokwr ŋatha yafiyokwr nafane yf=kaf
Glosses: then DEM EMPH FUT event 2|3SG:SBJ>3SG.MASC:IO:NONPAST:IPFV/make dog 2|3SG:SBJ>3SG.MASC:IO:NONPAST:IPFV/make 3SG.POSS name=PROP
Translation: Well, he makes this thing. He does it do a dog with his (the man's) name.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: nezä kabe kwa kwosi yé keke ŋatha kwa kwosi srarä yakme
Glosses: in.return man FUT dead 3SG.MASC:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/be NEG dog FUT dead 3SG.MASC:SBJ:IRR:IPFV/be quickly
Translation: As a consequence, the man will die. But the dog will not die quickly.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: mon tari-si fthé kratariwr ŋatha (.)
Glosses: how weaken-NMLZ when 2|3SG:SBJ:IRR:IPFV/weaken dog (.)
Translation: As the dog gets weaker,
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: we kabe nima=wä kwa ŋatariwr (.)
Glosses: also man like.this=EMPH FUT 2|3SG:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/weaken (.)
Translation: the man will also get weaker.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: kwot e ŋatha fthé zä kwosi srarä kabe bä kwa kwosi yé
Glosses: properly until dog when PROX dead 3SG.MASC:SBJ:IRR:IPFV/be man MED FUT dead 3SG.MASC:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/be
Translation: until some time passes. When the dog dies, the man will also die.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: bäne=ma ŋatha ane nafane yf=kaf sfrä
Glosses: RECOG=CHAR dog DEM 3SG.POSS name=PROP 3SG.MASC:SBJ:RPST:IPFV/be
Translation: Because that dog was with his name.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: nima=me ane fof bthan erä (.) äfiyokwrth
Glosses: like.this=INS DEM EMPH magic 2|3PL:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/be (.) 2|3PL:SBJ>2|3PL:OBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/make
Translation: This is how the magic works, how they do it.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: rma fi ŋonathrth ane fenz
Glosses: why 3.ABS 2|3PL:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/drink DEM body.liquid
Translation: Why do they drink the body fluids?
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: okay ane fenz mane ŋonathrth tmä naf fof ärithr
Glosses: okay DEM body.liquid which 2|3PL:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/drink strength 3SG.ERG EMPH 2|3SG:SBJ>2|3PL:IO:NONPAST:IPFV/give
Translation: Okay, drinking the body fluids gives them strength.'78
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: kwosifr kabe=ane tmä=f fof ezänzr nä kar=fo
Glosses: corpse man=POSS.SG strength=ERG EMPH 2|3SG:SBJ>2|3PL:OBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/carry INDF place=ALL
Translation: The deceased man's strength carries them to another place.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: nä kayé kam kwa emätrakwrth (.) kabe kam (.) kwosifr kam
Glosses: INDF yesterday bone FUT 2|3PL:SBJ>2|3PL:OBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/take.out (.) man bone (.) corpse bone
Translation: Sometimes they extract a bone, a human bone, a bone from a corpse.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: watik ane fof thfä-si=r fof
Glosses: then DEM EMPH fly-NMLZ=PURP EMPH
Translation: That one is really for flying.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: ane kam=f kwa yzänzr bobo nä kar=fo
Glosses: DEM bone=ERG FUT 2|3SG:SBJ>3SG.MASC:OBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/carry MED.ALL INDF place=ALL
Translation: That bone will carry them away to another place.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: kam=f fi ane kwa yzänzr bobo nima safs (.)
Glosses: bone=ERG 3.ABS DEM FUT 2|3SG:SBJ>3SG.MASC:OBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/carry MED.ALL like.this safs (.)
Translation: The bone will carry there, for example to Safs
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: o wämnefr nima zagr kwa ŋathfänzr weam
Glosses: or wämnefr like.this far FUT 2|3SG:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/fly weam
Translation: or Wämnefr. He will fly far this way to Weam.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: fthzé bobomr=wä arufe krathfänzr (.) zagr kar=fo
Glosses: ever until=EMPH arufe 2|3SG:SBJ:IRR:IPFV/fly (.) far place=LOC
Translation: Where ever he wants. He will fly all the way to Arufe, to places far away.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: ane kam ane tmäf kwa yzänzr
Glosses: DEM bone DEM strength FUT 2|3SG:SBJ>3SG.MASC:OBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/carry
Translation: That bone and that strength will carry him,
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: kam a fenz
Glosses: bone and body.liquid
Translation: the bone and the body fluids.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: eso kafar ane=nzo katan trik-si zfrä
Glosses: thank big DEM=ONLY small tell-NMLZ 3SG.F:SBJ:RPST:IPFV/be
Translation: Thank you very much! That was just my small story.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: trik-si nima=nzo worä kabe=yé mane watrikwrth
Glosses: tell-NMLZ like.this=ONLY 1SG:SBJ:NONPAST:IPFV/be man=ERG.NSG which 2|3PL:SBJ>1SG:IO:NONPAST:IPFV/tell
Translation: This is my version, which others were telling me.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: fi srak=é=wä fthzé kwot kratrikwrth
Glosses: but boy=ERG.NSG=EMPH whenever properly 2|3PL:SBJ:IRR:IPFV/tell
Translation: But the boys talk about this all the time.
Language: Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-Kémä
Transcription: gadmöwä
Glosses: thanks
Translation: Thank you!'tci20130903-04
Language: Woi
Transcription: <i>taveri ma o: <i>mahoy <i>rapa tiang vaw
Glosses: <3SG>return come INT <3SG>sit <3SG>roast fish DET:PL
Translation: He came back (and) sat (and) roasted the fish.
Language: English
Transcription: Yε-sɔre-e ntέm kɔ-ɔ fie .
Glosses: 1PL-rise-PST quickly go-PST home
Language: Ewe
Transcription: e-kó fiá kó dzá ati-a
Glosses: 3SG-raise axe take hack stick-DEF
Translation: He used an axe and hacked the wood.
Language: Mandarin Chinese
Transcription: Zhāng-sān chuān-shang yīfu tiào zai dì-shang
Glosses: Zhang-san put-on clothes jump on floor
Translation: Zhang-san put on his clothes and then jumped on the floor.
Language: Cantonese
Transcription: keoi^5 jap^6 heoi^3 co^5
Glosses: 3SG enter come sit
Translation: He went in and sat down.
Language: Cantonese
Transcription: keoi^2 haam^3-sap^1-zo^2 go zam^2tau^4
Glosses: CLF cry-wet-PRFV CLF pillow
Translation: She's made her pillow wet by crying.
Language: Sranan Tongo
Transcription: Kownu seni wan boskopu gi tigri
Glosses: King send a message give tiger
Translation: King sent Tiger a message/a message to Tiger.
Language: Sranan Tongo
Transcription: lon go teki a buku tyari go gi a leriman
Glosses: run go take the book carry go give the teacher
Translation: Run and fetch the book and take it to the teacher.
Language: Alamblak
Transcription: wa-ha-muh-hɨta-tañ-ñ-m-ko
Glosses: IMP-CAUS-climb-put-COMPL-2SG-3PL-up
Translation: Lift them up (and) leave them up here.
Language: Alamblak
Transcription: tat-noh-më-an-r
Glosses: hit-die-RPST-1SG-3SG.M
Translation: I killed him by hitting (him).
Language: Yimas
Transcription: arm-n kay i-ka-ak-mpi-wul
Glosses: water-OBL canoe.VIIISG VIIISG.OBJ-1SG.ACT-push-SEQ-put.in
Translation: I pushed the canoe down into the water.
Language: Paama
Transcription: inau ni-uasi vuasi hee-mate
Glosses: 1SG 1SG.DIST.FUT-hit pig 3SG.DIST.FUT-die
Translation: I will hit the pig to death.
Language: Paama
Transcription: iire rehe-sooni vakilii hee-haa
Glosses: 1PL.IN 1PL.IN.DIST.FUT-throw canoe 3SG.DIST.FUT-go
Translation: We will throw the canoe away.
Language: Tukang Besi
Transcription: te kadera nu ama-su
Glosses: CORE chair GEN father-1SG.POSS
Translation: my father's chair
Language: Maybrat-Karon
Transcription: fnia m-ao
Glosses: woman 3U-foot
Translation: the woman's foot
Language: Maybrat-Karon
Transcription: amah ro t-atia
Glosses: house POSS 1SG-father
Translation: my father's house
Language: Dutch
Transcription: Nog jaren is / *ben / *bent / *zijn naar een oplossing gezocht .
Glosses: still years be-3SG / be.1SG / be.2SG / be.PL for a solution searched
Translation: People searched for a solution for many years.
Language: Dutch
Transcription: Het zijn zij die de whisky gestolen hebben .
Glosses: it are.PL they who the whisky stolen have
Translation: It’s them who stole the whisky.
Language: Dutch
Transcription: Het ben ik die de whisky gestolen heeft .
Glosses: it am I who the whisky stolen has
Translation: It’s me who stole the whisky.
Language: Dutch
Transcription: Het ben jij die de whisky gestolen heeft .
Glosses: it are.SG you.SG who the whisky stolen has
Translation: It’s you who stole the whisky.
Language: Dutch
Transcription: Het is hij die de whisky gestolen heeft .
Glosses: it is he who the whisky stolen has
Translation: It’s him who stole the whisky.
Language: Icelandic
Transcription: Honum líkum við .
Glosses: him.DAT like-1PL we.NOM
Language: Icelandic
Transcription: Honum líkið þið .
Glosses: him.DAT like-2PL you.PL.NOM
Language: Icelandic
Transcription: Honum líka þeir .
Glosses: him.DAT like-3PL they.NOM
Translation: He likes them.
Language: Icelandic
Transcription: Mig hefur / *hef / *hafa vantað mýts .
Glosses: me.ACC has-3SG / *1SG / *3PL lacked mice.ACC
Translation: I have lacked mice.
Language: Unknown language
Transcription: Honum mundu virðast þeir (vera) hæfir .
Glosses: him.DAT would.3PL seem they.NOM (be) competent
Translation: They would seem to be competent to him.
Language: Dutch
Transcription: Het zijn / *is zij die de whisky gestolen hebben .
Glosses: it are.PL / is they that the whisky stolen have
Translation: It’s them who stole the whisky.
Language: Unknown language
Transcription: Het zal ik / jij wel geweest zijn die de whisky gestolen heeft .
Glosses: it will I / you.SG indeed been be who the whisky stolen has
Translation: It is likely that it was me/you who stole the whisky.
Language: Unknown language
Transcription: Het was ik / jij die de whisky gestolen heeft .
Glosses: it was I / you.SG who the whisky stolen has
Translation: It was me/you who stole the whisky.
Language: Icelandic
Transcription: Í_gær varst það þú sem tókst bókina .
Glosses: yesterday was.2SG it you that took.2SG book.DEF
Translation: Yesterday it was you who took the book.
Language: Icelandic
Transcription: Het zijn / *is wij / jullie die de whisky gestolen hebben .
Glosses: it are.PL / is we / you.PL that the whisky stolen have
Translation: It’s us/you who stole the whisky.
Language: Dutch
Transcription: Ik ben even weg .
Glosses: I am momentarily away
Translation: I am out at the moment.
Language: Ottawa
Transcription: n-waabm-aa
Glosses: 1-see-DIR
Translation: I see him.
Language: Ottawa
Transcription: n-waabm-ig
Glosses: 1-see-INV
Translation: He sees me.
Language: Ottawa
Transcription: g-waabam-i
Glosses: 2-see-DIR(local)
Translation: You see me.
Language: Ottawa
Transcription: g-waabm-in
Glosses: 2-see-INV(local)
Translation: I see you.
Language: Nocte Naga
Transcription: Nga-ma ate hetho-ang .
Glosses: 1SG-ERG 3SG teach-1
Translation: I will teach him.
Language: Nocte Naga
Transcription: Ate-ma nga-nang hetho-h-ang .
Glosses: 3SG-ERG 1SG-ACC teach-INV-1
Translation: He will teach me.
Language: Nocte Naga
Transcription: Nang-ma nga hetho-h-ang .
Glosses: 2SG-ERG 1SG teach-INV-1
Translation: You will teach me.
Language: Nocte Naga
Transcription: Nga-ma nang hetho-e .
Glosses: 1SG-ERG 2SG teach-1PL
Translation: I will teach you.
Language: Kaqchikel
Transcription: rat x-∅-aw-ax-aj ri achin .
Glosses: you.SG COM-3SG.ABS-2SG.ERG-hear-ACT the man
Translation: You heard the man.
Language: Kaqchikel
Transcription: ri achin x-a-r-ax-aj rat .
Glosses: the man COM-2SG.ABS-3SG.ERG-hear-ACT you.SG
Translation: The man heard you.
Language: Kaqchikel
Transcription: ja yïn x-in / *∅-ax-an ri achin .
Glosses: FOC me COM-1SG / *3SG.ABS-hear-AF the man
Translation: It was me that heard the man.
Language: Kaqchikel
Transcription: ja ri achin x-in / *∅-ax-an yïn .
Glosses: FOC the man COM-1SG / *3SG.ABS-hear-AF me
Translation: It was the man that heard me.
Language: Kaqchikel
Transcription: ja rat x-at / *∅-ax-an ri achin .
Glosses: FOC you.SG COM-2SG / *3SG.ABS-hear-AF the man
Translation: It was you that heard the man.
Language: Kaqchikel
Transcription: ja ri achin x-at / *∅-ax-an rat .
Glosses: FOC the man COM-2SG / *3SG.ABS-hear-AF you.SG
Translation: It was the man that heard you.
Language: Icelandic
Transcription: ja rat x-in / at / ∅-ax-an yïn .
Glosses: FOC you.SG COM-1SG / 2SG / 3SG.ABS-hear-AF me
Translation: Intended: ‘It was you that heard me.
Language: Icelandic
Transcription: ja yïn x-in / at / ∅-ax-an rat .
Glosses: FOC me COM-1SG / 2SG / 3SG.ABS-hear-AF you.SG
Translation: Intended: ‘It was me that heard you.
Language: Greek
Transcription: o Petros / ego kser-i /-o na koliba-i /-o
Glosses: the Peter.NOM / I know-3SG /-1SG SBJV swim-3SG /-1SG
Translation: Peter/I knows/know how to swim.
Language: Greek
Transcription: o Petros kseri na kolimbao
Glosses: the Peter.NOM knows SBJV swim.1SG
Translation: Lit. ‘Peter knows how I swim.
Language: Greek
Transcription: o Petros kseri na kolimbai i Maria
Glosses: the Peter.NOM knows SBJV swim.3SG the Mary.NOM
Translation: Lit. ‘Peter knows how Mary swims.
Language: Greek
Transcription: o Petros perimeni na erthun
Glosses: the Peter.NOM expects SBJV come.3PL
Translation: Peter expects that they come.
Language: Greek
Transcription: o Petros elpizi na figi i Maria
Glosses: the Peter.NOM hopes SBJV go.3SG the Mary.NOM
Translation: Peter hopes that Mary goes.
Language: Greek
Transcription: (o Janis) emathe (o Janis) na pezi (o Janis) kithara (o Janis)
Glosses: the John.NOM learned.3SG the John.NOM SBJV play.3SG the John.NOM guitar the John.NOM
Translation: John learned to play the guitar.
Language: Greek
Transcription: den emathe na magirevi o Janis
Glosses: not learned.3SG SBJV cook.3SG the John.NOM
Translation: John didn’t learn to cook.
Language: Unknown language
Transcription: emathe na min magirevi o Janis
Glosses: learned.3SG SBJV not cook.3SG the John.NOM
Translation: John learned not to cook (i.e. ‘John got into the habit of not cooking’).
Language: Unknown language
Transcription: den emathe na min magirevi o Janis
Glosses: not learned.3SG SBJV not cook.3SG the John.NOM
Translation: John didn’t learn not to cook (i.e. ‘John still has the habit of cooking’).
Language: Unknown language
Transcription: fetos tolmise tesseris fores na pirovolisi o Janis
Glosses: this.year dared.3SG four times SBJV shoot.3SG the John.NOM
Translation: This year there were four times that John dared to shoot.
Language: Unknown language
Transcription: fetos tolmise na pirovolisi tesseris fores o Janis
Glosses: this.year dared.3SG SBJV shoot.3SG four times the John.NOM
Translation: This year John dared to shoot four times (in a row).
Language: Unknown language
Transcription: ksehase na ksevgali o Janis to pukamiso teseris fores
Glosses: forgot SBJV rinse the John.NOM the shirt four times
Translation: John forgot to rinse the shirt four times.’ (four rinsings/forgettings)
Language: Unknown language
Transcription: ksehase teseris fores na ksevgali o Janis to pukamiso
Glosses: forgot four times SBJV rinse the John.NOM the shirt
Translation: John forgot four times to rinse the shirt.’ (four forgettings)
Language: Greek
Transcription: o Petros dietakse na min apolithi kanis
Glosses: the Peter.NOM ordered SBJV not was.fired nobody.NOM
Translation: Peter ordered that nobody was fired.
Language: Greek
Transcription: o Petros den dietakse na apolithi kanis
Glosses: the Peter.NOM not ordered SBJV was.fired nobody.NOM
Translation: Peter did not order that anybody was fired.
Language: Greek
Transcription: kanis den tolmise na fai to tiri
Glosses: nobody.NOM not dared.3SG SBJV eat.3SG the cheese.ACC
Translation: Nobody dared to eat the cheese.
Language: Unknown language
Transcription: den tolmise na fai kanis to tiri
Glosses: not dared.3SG SBJV eat.3SG nobody the cheese
Translation: Nobody dared to eat the cheese.
Language: Greek
Transcription: o Janis efige panikovlitos / *-i
Glosses: the John.NOM left panicking.MS / *-FEM
Translation: lit. ‘John left in panic.
Language: Greek
Transcription: o Janis irthe monos tu / *moni tis
Glosses: the John.NOM came alone-MS / / *alone-FEM her
Language: Unknown language
Transcription: emathe siga_siga na tis aresun i operes otan gnorise to Jiani
Glosses: learned.3SG gradually SBJV CL.DAT/GEN like.3PL the opera.NOM.PL when met.3SG the Jiani.ACC
Translation: She learned gradually to like opera, when she met John.
Language: Unknown language
Transcription: prospathi na min tin stenahori i ikonomiki krisi
Glosses: try.3SG SBJV NEG CL.ACC feel.sad.3SG the financial crisis.NOM
Translation: She tries not to feel sad about the financial crisis.
Language: Unknown language
Transcription: katafere na min tin apasholi i ikonomiki krisi
Glosses: manage.3SG SBJV NEG CL.ACC worry.3SG the financial crisis.NOM
Translation: She managed not to feel anxious about the financial crisis.
Language: Unknown language
Transcription: apofasise na min tin katavali i asthenia
Glosses: decided.3SG SBJV NEG CL.ACC put.down.3SG the illness.NOM
Translation: She decided not to become depressed by the illness.
Language: Unknown language
Transcription: iposhethike na min tin stenahori pia i siberifora tu jiu tis
Glosses: promised.3SG SBJV NEG CL.ACC feel.sad.3SG anymore the behavior.NOM the son.GEN CL.POSS
Translation: She promised not to feel sad about her son’s behavior.
Language: Spanish
Transcription: Ayer nos hizo leer Juan el libro .
Glosses: yesterday to.us make to.read Juan the book
Translation: Yesterday Juan made us read the book.
Language: Spanish
Transcription: Obligaron a Bush a firmar los acuerdos de paz .
Glosses: obliged.3PL to Bush to sign the agreements of peace
Translation: They obliged Bush to sign the peace agreement.
Language: Spanish
Transcription: Obligaron a firmar a Bush los acuerdos de paz .
Glosses: obliged.3PL to sign to Bush the agreements of peace
Translation: They obliged Bush to sign the peace agreement.
Language: Unknown language
Transcription: Obligó a firmar el Congreso a Bush los acuerdos de paz .
Glosses: obliged.3SG to sign the Congress to Bush the agreements of peace
Translation: The Congress obliged Bush to sign the peace agreement.
Language: Greek
Transcription: de kseri pos na apandisi o Janis ta gramata
Glosses: not know.3SG how SBJV answer the.NOM John.NOM the letters.ACC
Translation: John does not know how to answer the letters.
Language: Greek
Transcription: iposhethikan tis Marias na dosun i dikastes amnistia sto filakismeno andra tis
Glosses: promised.3PL the.GEN Maria.GEN SBJV give.3PL the judges.NOM amnesty.ACC to.the imprisoned husband hers
Translation: The judges promised Mary to give amnesty to her imprisoned husband.
Language: Greek
Transcription: pro*j/k emathe oti o Petrosj kerdise to lahio
Glosses: _ learned.3SG that the.NOM Peter.NOM won.3SG the lottery.ACC
Translation: He/she learned that Peter won the lottery.
Language: Greek
Transcription: proj/k emathe oti kerdise (o Petrosj) to lahio (o Petrosj)
Glosses: _ learned.3SG that won.3SG (the.NOM Peter.NOM) the lottery.ACC (the.NOM Peter.NOM)
Translation: He/she learned that Peter won the lottery.
Language: Korean
Transcription: Cheolsu-neun Yeonghi-leul/ka kake-e ka-tolok seolteukha-eoss-ta
Glosses: Cheolsu-TOP Yeonghi-ACC/NOM store-to go-COMP persuade-PAST-DECL
Translation: Cheolsu persuaded Yeonghi to go to the store.