Text: Ɓɛ́ɛ̀ ɗōoɗɛ̃̀ pēgée gɗāawò Ɓɛ́ɛ̀ gbɔ̃̄ dɔ̀à wà ɛ́ tā ézèzè. Ɓɛ́ɛ̀ ɗōoɗɛ̃̀, è# yàà à# bā gbāɗa. Ké dɗīi tā gbĩ̄ ɓũ̄ ɛ́ ké ɓṹ gēɗè wɗaaɗɛ̄ yāa gbā ɛ́ yí. Bȭ, è# yāa pɛ̄ yã̄ã gbā ɓũ̄ ɗá yà kpáɗē sã̀ã̀, ɓɛ́ɛ̀ ò ɓɛ́ yã̄ã ɛ́ kpɛ̃́ ɓɗáà. Ɓɛ́ɛ̀ è# pe yē ɓɛ́ kɛ́ɗɛ̀ɛ́ ɓɛ́ ɗaa sɔ̄ kɗɛɛɗè! Ɓɛ́ɛ̀ yéē ɗōoɗɛ̃̀ è# dɗīi ɓũ̄ ɛ́ ɓã̄-kpàà. Éɗúā ɗé tā zā ɓã̄ sɔ̀ gɗɔ̀ɔyā ɓũ̄ yàà sɔ̀ ɓũ̄ kɔ́ɔ. ɓɛ́ɛ̀ è# pe ɓɗāa yéē yã̄ã ɗá yò pòoɓĩ̄ kpée ɓē, fɔ́ pé yã̄ã ɛ́ ɓĩ́ á ɓɗée ɗà woɗè ézìŋ ɓɛ́ɛ̀ yéē pìɗã́ã́ ɓɛ́ɛ̀yí, ɓɛ́ɛ̀ è# wɗàa dɗīi ɛ́ kpée Yã̄ã ɓũ̄ ɗá yò yē, ké yéē ɓɛ́ sāsā ɛ́ yē ké è# ɓɛ́ ɓɗēē àa! ké è pùɛɗà à bɗāaɗē ò égbɛ̃̀ɗɛ̃̀ ɓɛ́ɛ̀ gɗāawò pē ɓɛ́ɛ̀yí káa dūɗà ɛ̀! ŋ́ yĩ́ã̀ɗɛ̃̀ gù ɗɛ́ɛ̀ yí ɓe ɗã́ã ké ɓí ò pɛ̄ɓɗee yezí ké ɓí ɓɛ́ ɓɗēē ɛ̀ɛ? káa bȭ yá pɛ̄ ɓɗēē ɛ́ yá yézīí ɗã́ã gbɛ̄ zī ké yá ɓɗēē ké é ɓɛ́ gbɛ̃̄ɛ̃̀ ɓɛ́ à# pe á!
# | Token | Markup | Gloss |
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1 | Ɓɛ́ɛ̀ | [H ɓɛ́][L .ɛ̀] | that |
2 | ɗōoɗɛ̃̀ | [M ɗō.ō][L -|ɗɛ̃̀] | hare |
3 | pēgée | [M pē][H |gé.é] | and |
4 | gɗāawò | [M gɗā.ā][L |wò] | hyena |
5 | |||
6 | Ɓɛ́ɛ̀ | [H ɓɛ́][L .ɛ̀] | that |
7 | gbɔ̃̄ | [M gbɔ̃̄] | hunger |
8 | dɔ̀à | <[L dɔ̀.-à]> | construct-PRF |
9 | wà | [L wà] | village |
10 | ɛ́ | [H ɛ́] | ART |
11 | tā | [M tā] | on |
12 | ézèzè. | [H é-][L |zè][L |zè] | PREF-real |
13 | |||
14 | Ɓɛ́ɛ̀ | [H ɓɛ́][L .ɛ̀] | then |
15 | ɗōoɗɛ̃̀, | [M ɗō.ō][L -|ɗɛ̃̀] | hare-DIM |
16 | è# | [L è] | 3SG |
17 | yàà | [L yà.à] | COP.PRF |
18 | à# | [L à] | 3SG.NSBJ |
19 | bā | [M bā] | inside |
20 | gbāɗa. | [M gbā|-ɗā] | in.field |
21 | |||
22 | Ké | [H ké] | and |
23 | dɗīi | [M dɗī.ī] | cow |
24 | tā | [M tā] | on |
25 | gbĩ̄ | <[ M gbĩ̄]> | chase.HAB |
26 | ɓũ̄ | [M ɓũ̄] | PL |
27 | ɛ́ | [H ɛ́] | ART |
28 | ké | [H ké] | and |
29 | ɓṹ | <[H ɓṹ]> | 3PL.ANAPH |
30 | gēɗè | [M gē][H -|ɗé] | go-CONJ |
31 | wɗaaɗɛ̄ | wɗā.ā [M -|ɗɛ̄] | enter-SPN |
32 | yāa | [M yā.ā] | 3SG.POSS |
33 | gbā | [M gbā] | field |
34 | ɛ́ | [H ɛ́] | ART |
35 | yí. | [L yì] | in |
36 | |||
37 | Bȭ, | [M bȭ] | well |
38 | è# | [L è] | 3SG |
39 | yāa | [M yā.ā] | 3SG.POSS |
40 | pɛ̄ | [M pɛ̄] | thing |
41 | yã̄ã | [M yã̄.ã̄] | yam |
42 | gbā | [M gbā] | field |
43 | ɓũ̄ | [M ɓũ̄] | PL |
44 | ɗá | <[H ɗá]> | REL |
45 | yà | [L yà] | 3SG>3SG |
46 | kpáɗē | [H kpá][M -|ɗē] | put-GER |
47 | sã̀ã̀, | <[L sã̀.-ã̀]> | begin-PRF |
48 | ɓɛ́ɛ̀ | [H ɓɛ́][L .ɛ̀] | then |
49 | ò | [L ò] | 3Pl |
50 | ɓɛ́ | [H ɓɛ́] | 3SG.ANAPH |
51 | yã̄ã | [M yã̄.ã̄] | yam |
52 | ɛ́ | [H ɛ́] | ART |
53 | kpɛ̃́ | [H kpɛ̃́ | all |
54 | ɓɗáà. | ɓɗá]<[L -à]> | eat-PRF |
55 | |||
56 | Ɓɛ́ɛ̀ | [H ɓɛ́][L .ɛ̀] | then |
57 | è# | [L è] | 3SG |
58 | pe | pē | say |
59 | yē | [M yē] | hey! |
60 | ɓɛ́ | [H ɓɛ́] | 3SG.ANAPH |
61 | kɛ́ɗɛ̀ɛ́ | [H kɛ́][L |ɗɛ̀][H .ɛ́] | this.one |
62 | ɓɛ́ | [H ɓɛ́] | 3SG.ANAPH |
63 | ɗaa | [H ɗá.á] | NEG |
64 | sɔ̄ | <[M sɔ̄]> | can-HAB |
65 | kɗɛɛɗè! | kɗɛ̄.ɛ̄ [H -|ɗè] | do-CONJ |
66 | |||
67 | Ɓɛ́ɛ̀ | [H ɓɛ́][L .ɛ̀] | then |
68 | yéē | [H yé][M ē] | 3SG.EMPH |
69 | ɗōoɗɛ̃̀ | [M ɗō.ō][L -|ɗɛ̃̀] | hare |
70 | è# | [L è] | 3SG |
71 | dɗīi | [M dɗī.ī] | cow |
72 | ɓũ̄ | [M ɓũ̄] | PL |
73 | ɛ́ | [H ɛ́] | ART |
74 | ɓã̄-kpàà. | [M mā]<[L |-kpà.-à]> | go.after-PRF |
75 | |||
76 | Éɗúā | [H é-|ɗú][M .ā] | PREF-first |
77 | ɗé | [H ɗé] | INSTR |
78 | tā | [M tā] | surface |
79 | zā | [M zā] | reason |
80 | ɓã̄ | [M mā] | on |
81 | sɔ̀ | [L sɔ̀] | before |
82 | gɗɔ̀ɔyā | L [gɗɔ̀.ɔ̀][M |-yā] | hard-ABSTR |
83 | ɓũ̄ | [M ɓũ̄] | PL |
84 | yàà | [L yà.à] | COP.PRF |
85 | sɔ̀ | [L sɔ̀] | before |
86 | ɓũ̄ | [M ɓũ̄] | PL |
87 | kɔ́ɔ. | [H kɔ́.ɔ́] | at |
88 | |||
89 | ɓɛ́ɛ̀ | [H ɓɛ́][L .ɛ̀] | then |
90 | è# | [L è] | 3SG |
91 | pe | pē | say |
92 | ɓɗāa | [M ɓɗā.ā] | lie |
93 | yéē | [H yé][M ē] | 3SG.EMPH |
94 | yã̄ã | [M yã̄.ã̄] | yam |
95 | ɗá | [H ɗá] | REL |
96 | yò | [L yò] | COP |
97 | pòoɓĩ̄ | [L pò.ò][M -|ɓĩ̄] | such.person-AGNT |
98 | kpée | [H kpé.é] | belly |
99 | ɓē, | [M ɓē] | here |
100 | fɔ́ | [H fɔ́] | but |
101 | pé | [H pé] | first |
102 | yã̄ã | [M yã̄.ã̄] | yam |
103 | ɛ́ | [H ɛ́] | ART |
104 | ɓĩ́ | [H ɓĩ́] | 1SG.EMPH |
105 | á | <[H á]> | 3SG.CTR.NSBJ |
106 | ɓɗée | [H ɓɗé.é] | eat |
107 | ɗà | [L ɗà] | FOC.NSBJ |
108 | woɗè | [H wó] [H -|ɗé] | do-CONJ |
109 | ézìŋ | [H é-][L |zìŋ] | again |
110 | |||
111 | ɓɛ́ɛ̀ | [H ɓɛ́][L .ɛ̀] | then |
112 | yéē | [H yé][M .ē] | 3SG.EMPH |
113 | pìɗã́ã́ | <[L pì]>[H |ɗã́.-ã́] | jump-PRF |
114 | ɓɛ́ɛ̀yí, | [H ɓɛ́][L .ɛ̀][H |yí] | so |
115 | ɓɛ́ɛ̀ | [H ɓɛ́][L .ɛ̀] | then |
116 | è# | [L è] | 3SG |
117 | wɗàa | <[L wlà.-à]> | enter-PRF |
118 | dɗīi | [M dɗī.ī] | cow |
119 | ɛ́ | [H ɛ́] | ART |
120 | kpée | [H kpé.é] | in |
121 | |||
122 | Yã̄ã | [M yã̄.ã̄] | yam |
123 | ɓũ̄ | [M ɓũ̄] | PL |
124 | ɗá | [H ɗá] | REL |
125 | yò | [L yò] | COP |
126 | yē, | [M yē] | there |
127 | ké | [H ké] | if |
128 | yéē | [H yé][M .ē] | 3SG.EMPH |
129 | ɓɛ́ | [H ɓɛ́] | 3SG.ANAPH |
130 | sāsā | [M sā][M |sā] | a.little |
131 | ɛ́ | [H ɛ́] | ART |
132 | yē | <[yē]> | see.HAB |
133 | ké | [H ké] | if |
134 | è# | [L è] | 3SG |
135 | ɓɛ́ | [H ɓɛ́] | 3SG.ANAPH |
136 | ɓɗēē | <[M ɓɗē.ē]> | eat.HAB |
137 | |||
138 | àa! | [L à.à] | is.it |
139 | ké | [H ké] | if |
140 | è | [L è] | 3SG |
141 | pùɛɗà | <[L pùɛ̀|-ɗà]> | come.out-PRF |
142 | à | [L à] | 3SG.NSBJ |
143 | bɗāaɗē | [M bɗā.ā][M -ɗē] | get.fat-GER |
144 | ò | [L ò] | COP |
145 | égbɛ̃̀ɗɛ̃̀ | [H é-][L |gbɛ̃̀][L |ɗɛ̃̀] | PREF-large |
146 | |||
147 | ɓɛ́ɛ̀ | [H ɓɛ́][L .ɛ̀] | then |
148 | gɗāawò | [M gɗā.ā][L |wò] | hyena |
149 | pē | [M pē] | say |
150 | ɓɛ́ɛ̀yí | [H ɓɛ́][L .ɛ̀][H |yí] | so |
151 | káa | [H ká.á] | that |
152 | dūɗà | [M dū][L -|ɗà] | stop |
153 | |||
154 | ɛ̀! | [L ɛ̀] | oh! |
155 | ŋ́ | [H ŋ́] | 1SG |
156 | yĩ́ã̀ɗɛ̃̀ | [H yĩ̄][L .ã̀]<[L -|ɗɛ̃̀]> | uncle-DIM |
157 | gù | [L gù] | famine |
158 | ɗɛ́ɛ̀ | [H ɗɛ́][L .ɛ̀] | this |
159 | yí | [L yì] | in |
160 | ɓe | [M ɓē] | here |
161 | ɗã́ã | [H ɗã́.ã́] | so.much |
162 | ké | [H ké] | if |
163 | ɓí | [H ɓí] | 2SG.EMPH |
164 | ò | [L ò] | COP |
165 | pɛ̄ɓɗee | [M pɛ̄][M -|ɓɗē.e] | thing-eat |
166 | yezí | [M yē][H -|zí] | see-PROG |
167 | ké | [H ké] | if |
168 | ɓí | [H ɓí] | 2SG.EMPH |
169 | ɓɛ́ | [H ɓɛ́] | 3SG.ANAPH |
170 | ɓɗēē | <[M ɓɗē.ē]> | eat-HAB |
171 | ɛ̀ɛ? | [L ɛ̀][L .ɛ̀] | Q |
172 | |||
173 | káa | [H ká.á] | that |
174 | bȭ | [M bȭ] | well |
175 | yá | [H yá] | 2SG.POSS |
176 | pɛ̄ | [M pɛ̄] | thing |
177 | ɓɗēē | <[M ɓɗē.ē]> | eat.HAB |
178 | ɛ́ | [H ɛ́] | ART |
179 | yá | [H yá] | 2SG>3SG |
180 | yézīí | [H yé][M -|zī][H .í] | see-PROG |
181 | ɗã́ã | [H ɗã́.ã́] | so.much |
182 | gbɛ̄ | [M gbɛ̄] | hand |
183 | zī | [M zī] | behind |
184 | ké | [H ké] | if |
185 | yá | [H yá] | 2SG.POSS |
186 | ɓɗēē | <[M ɓɗē.ē]> | eat.HAB |
187 | |||
188 | ké | [H ké] | if |
189 | é | [H é] | 2SG |
190 | ɓɛ́ | [H ɓɛ́] | 3SG.ANAPH |
191 | gbɛ̃̄ɛ̃̀ | [M gbɛ̃̄][L .ɛ̃̀] | manner |
192 | ɓɛ́ | [H ɓɛ́] | 3SG.ANAPH |
193 | à# | [L à] | 3SG.NSBJ |
194 | pe | pē | say |
195 | á! | [H á] | is.it |