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Subject Phrases (A, S, CS) are double underlined. Object Phrases (O, CC) are single underlined. Peripheral Phrases are dashed. Verb Phrases are unmarked. Clauses are set off by vertical lines.

Setowa Wudu Yekeke Wudunu Lohono (The South Wind and the Sun)

Interlinear

Yekeke Wududa Lohosa sodo kadde-sedetodana bodo tene takataka yana yedi.

yekeke
south
wudu
wind
=da
=this.3A
loho
sun
=sa
=that.3A
sodo
word
kadde
act
sede
PROG
-to
-DP+REP
=dana
=this+PL.3A
bodo
WH
tene
sit
-∅
-NP
=∅
=3
takataka
strong
yana
many
yedi
spirit

The south wind and the sun were discussing who was the stronger one.

Laca yeleyo dunnotodanayo degewayo mede banosu.

laca
daughter
yele
person
=yo
=yon.3O
dunno
see
-to
-DP+REP
=dana
=this+PL.3A
=yo
=yon.3O
degewa
lying down
=yo
=yon.3O
mede
tree
banosu
under+at

They saw a young woman lying under a tree.

Bodo teneto takataka yana yedi, bodo kadde-deye-dullo dodu mede banape noyeke yeleke.

bodo
WH
tene
sit
-to
-DP+REP
=∅
=3
takataka
strong
yana
many
yedi
spirit
bodo
WH
kadde
act
deye
leave
dullo
know
-∅
-NP
=∅
=3
dodu
that
mede
tree
banape
under+from
noye
emerge
-∅
-NP
=ke
=yon.3A
yele
person
=ke
=yon.3A

The stronger one would be the one who could make the woman come out from under the tree.

Lit: Who would be the stronger one, who could make happen that the woman come out from under the tree.

Lohosa kadde-noyetosa.

loho
sun
=sa
=that.3A
kadde
act
noye
START
-to
-DP+REP
=sa
=that.3A

The sun started the task.

Luwu noye-noyetosa.

luwu
light
noye
emerge
noye
START
-to
-DP+REP
=sa
=that.3A

He started to emit light.

Noye-nolotosanu cala luwu loko luwu, yeleke da-nolotoke mede banodu.

noye
emerge
nolo
MORE
-to
-DP+REP
=sa
=that.3A
=nu
=N4
cala
warm
luwu
light
loko
sunlight
luwu
light
yele
person
=ke
=yon.3A
da
go
nolo
MORE
-to
-DP+REP
=ke
=yon.3A
mede
tree
banodu
bottom+to

He emitted more and more warmth and sunlight and the woman moved more under the tree.

Lohosa kadde-tettatosa.

loho
sun
=sa
=that.3A
kadde
act
tetta
STOP
-to
-DP+REP
=sa
=that.3A

The sun stopped.

Yekeke Wududa kadde-noyetoda.

yekeke
south
wudu
wind
=da
=this.3A
kadde
act
noye
START
-to
-DP+REP
=da
=that.3A

The wind started.

Wudu noye-noyetoda.

wudu
wind
noye
emerge
noye
START
-to
-DP+REP
=da
=this.3A

He started to blow.

Lit: he started to emit wind.

Woŋŋi todu kuttatodanu laja yekeke haŋŋipe mede sonodu, cala luwu da-dapetodanu.

woŋŋi
cloud
todu
surface
kutta
push
-to
-DP+REP
=da
=this.3A
=nu
=N4
laja
mountain
yekeke
south
haŋŋipe
around+from
mede
tree
sonodu
top+to
cala
warm
luwu
light
da
go
dape
ITER
-to
-DP+REP
=da
=this.3A
=nu
=N4

He pushed clouds from around the southern mountains to over the tree, and he chased away the warmth.

Lada todu deggu kanne noloto, loko luwu deggu kanne kuttato, xeye wudu noloto.

lada
sky
todu
surface
deggu
cover
kanne
PASSIVE
nolo
MORE
-to
-DP+REP
=∅
=3
loko
sunlight
luwu
light
deggu
cover
kanne
PASSIVE
kutta
FORCE
-to
-DP+REP
=∅
=3
xeye
dark
wudu
wind
nolo
increase
-to
-DP+REP
=∅
=3

The sky was more and more hidden, the sunlight was completely covered, and darkness grew.

Laca yeleke callototeke lada xeye todu nolo deme.

laca
daughter
yele
person
=ke
=yon.3A
callo
think
-tote
-DP+INF
=ke
=yon.3A
lada
sky
xeye
dark
todu
surface
nolo
increase
deme
EXPECT
-∅
-NP
=∅
=3

The young woman thought the sky would become darker.

Mede banape deyetoke, datoke koxodu.

mede
tree
banape
under+from
deye
leave
-to
-DP+REP
=ke
=yon.3A
da
this.3A
-to
-DP+REP
=ke
=yon.3A
ko
home
=xo
=place
=du
=to

She left from under the tree and went home.

Totetote takataka yedi teneda Yekeke Wududa.

totetote
therefore
takataka
strong
yedi
spirit
tene
sit
-∅
-NP
=da
=this.3A
yekeke
south
wudu
wind
=da
=this.3A

Therefore, the stronger on is the South Wind.

 

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