| (iii) Infinitive |
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na:nu bandingu mineli avaru po:yindaru
1 2 3 4 5 |
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'Before I came he had gone'
3 1 2 4 5 |
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na:nu a: eku ce:rinjeng mine:li ave po:yikka u
1 2 3 4 5 |
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'Before I reached there he would have gone'
3 1 2 4 5 |
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| (iv) Adverbial |
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na:nu a:e pa:ya:ku ave ura:ngikonu inda
1 2 3 4 5 6 |
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'While I had been there he was sleeping'
1 3 2 4 6 5 |
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na:nu avene nookuta:ku ave nila:tuna me:le ura:ngikonu inda
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 |
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'While I saw him he was sleeping on the floor'
1 3 2 4 7 6 5 |
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| 3. Compound sentences |
| These sentences have two independent clauses connected by conjunctives and disjunctives. |
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ena:ku po:gainda a:tela na:nu po:vaka:i
1 2 3 4 5 |
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'I was to go but I did not go'
1 2 3 4 5 |
