Sentence #71

Cedubeli wudu noye nomekenama; yebe gada nome deyekenanu xokesu, deye deyekenanu wukedu dadullowa xokedu.

cedubeli
dustdevil
wudu
wind
noye
emerge
nome
LET
-∅
-NP
=kena
=yon+PL.3A
=ma
=N2
yebe
pool
gada
water
nome
come.out
deye
LET
-∅
-NP
=kena
=yon+PL.3A
=nu
=N4
xokesu
place+yon+at
deye
leave
deye
LET
-∅
-NP
=kena
=yon+PL.3A
=nu
=N4
wukedu
to.then
da
go
=dullo
=ABLE
=wa
=NOM
xokedu
place+yon+to

They make dust devils, (and) they make appear a pool of water in the distance, (and then) make it disappear before you can go there.

This sentence is part of Wusu Poto Kunosece (The Time I Was Sick).

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