Sentence #51

Xosape siŋi yegi mededu luwu ŋesa datosa.

xosape
place+that+from
siŋi
tall
yegi
smooth
mededu
tree+to
luwu
star
ŋe
N1
=sa
=that.3A
da
go
-to
-DP+REP
=sa
=that.3A

The star went from there to a tall smooth tree.

This sentence is part of Setowa Wudu Nuwu Ŋedane (The Story of Nuwu).

Key

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.

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