Sentence #43

Liya nadu evi, “Ŋaŋitohi.

liya nadu evi ŋaŋitohi

{ li=ya} { na=du} { e=vi} { ŋa=ŋi=to=hi}

{ 1SG=CAUS} { 3PL.RA=GOAL} { 3PL.IN=OUT} { 2PL=MOVE=STOP=POT}

I said to them, “You could stop.

Our narrator is being polite and using indirect or polite commands here and in the following sentences.

This sentence is part of Linda Poboto.

Key

Embedded Clauses, Relative Clauses, and Nominalized Clauses are italicized.
Motion Particle Phrases are bolded.

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