Sentence #53
Samas dimidimi yakato!
samas dimidimi yakato
{ sama=s} { dimidimi} { ya=ka=to}
{ 3SG.RA=LOC} { with.force} { 3PL.AN=TOUCH=STOP}
Stop hitting her!
Uncle does not use indirect, polite commands. He is direct, using the non-rational animate pronouns to convey an imperative.
This sentence is part of Linda Poboto.
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Embedded Clauses, Relative Clauses, and Nominalized Clauses are italicized.
Motion Particle Phrases are bolded.