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2.
np -n
nts
c lò
v n-chò
t kh t là
r thá-chò
she-nom yesterday there were but
fell sick-past she would have been
there yesterday but she fell sick |
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5.5.1.3.
compound sentence |
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A
compound sentence is one which is made up of two or more
main clauses. |
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Examples
1. y
cóm cò
ts ph v
sì
 ó
cóm
cò t rìv
fish some big fish and some small
Some fish (are) big and some fish (are) small
2. mp -n
kì
w -chò
sì
c
n-pí-chò
he-nom house go-past and that
neg-give-past He went home and did
not give it |
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Appendix
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LOTHA
TEXT
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sép
t n
ót m
t
móts
stag and monkey about story |
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1.
kólò
sép
t n
k mr mhò
thámpòt -c á
Old days stag and
animal other-pl. ch mpótà
nk mth
móts
mótsà.
different become story a
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2.
Sép
t n
ót mt
ósáòm mh m
ts thà-chò.
Stag and monkey-about friend
good become-past |
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3.
H cì-th
sép -c á
mhì
s ph v
mpáchò
in those-days stag-pl tail big
have-past tólyà
ót m-c á
mh
n-pà-chò.
but monkey-pl tail neg-have-past
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4.
ch kà
ts ónò
ót m
c -n
sép
c
zó-chò
One day monkey
the-nom stag the say-past.
kh m
y
k t
tsh vs n
n
mhì
c
h nphì
friend I-nom
what happens your tail the temporary
z®
h álà
h cì
c kónà
nzánsì n
mhì
c
p à.
want see-to
that for please your tail the me give |