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Story #1
| (1) | |||||
| ——ha'ú-pa | ∅Covert Direct Object Pronoun | térã | a-hejá-nte | o-ho | ∅?Covert Direct Object Pronoun |
| ——1Sg.eat-tot.Asp | 3.Pron.DO | or | 1Sg-let-just | 3Sg-go | 3.Pron.DO |
I eat him up or do I just let him go?"
le como o le dejo ir?"
| (2) | |||||
| ——ha'ú-pa | ∅Covert Direct Object Pronoun | térã | a-hejá-nte | o-ho | ∅?Covert Direct Object Pronoun |
| ——1Sg.eat-tot.Asp | 3.Pron.DO | or | 1Sg-let-just | 3Sg-go | 3.Pron.DO |
I eat him up or do I just let him go?"
le como o le dejo ir?"
| (3) | |||
| ——He'u | ∅Covert Direct Object Pronoun | katu | ——he'i |
| ——3Sg-eat | 3.Pron.DO | FOC | ——3Sg-say |
"Eat him," he said,
"Comele sique," le dijo,
| ——ko'ãva | nd-oi-kuaa-sé-i | ñande-hegui | mba'eve, | na-i-korasõi-ri. |
| ——these [men] | Neg-3Sg-know-Des-Neg | 1Pl.Incl-Pl.Obl | nothing | Neg-3.Poss-heart-Neg |
"these men do not want to know anything about us, they do not have a heart."
estos hombres no quieren saber nada de nosotros, no tienen corazón.
| (4) | ||||
| ——He'u | katu | ∅Covert Direct Object Pronoun | ——he'i | mbói-pe. |
| ——3Sg-eat | Emph | 3.Pron.DO | ——3Sg-say | snake-IO |
"Eat him," he said to the snake.
"Comele sique," le dijo a la víbora.
| (5)(6) | ||||
| 'he'u-ke | ∅'Covert Direct Object Pronoun | térã | 'anike re'u | ∅.'Covert Direct Object Pronoun |
| 'eat-Imp | 3.Pron.DO' | or.Prep | 'Neg.Imp-eat | 3.Pron.DO.' |
"'eat him' or 'do not eat him."
"'comele' o 'no le comas.'"
| (7) | |||||
| ——E-ñe-moĩ-mi | jey | ∅Covert Direct Object Pronoun | pe | rei-me | hagué-pe,Locational Relative Pronoun 'ha' |
| ——Imp-Refl-put-Dim | again | 2Sg.Pron.DO | Dem | 2Sg-be.Loc | Rel.Term-Loc-place |
"Please put yourself again at the place where you were,
"Ponete otra vez en el lugar donde estabas,
Story #5
| (1) | |||
| ——A-ha'arõ-ta | ∅Covert Direct Object Pronoun | o-ñe-mboja-pa | hikuái, |
| ——1Sg-wait-Prosp | 3.Pron.DO | 3Pl-Refl-get.close-Compl | 3Pl.Pron.Subj |
"I will wait for them all to get closer"
"Voy a esperar que se acerquen todos,"
| (2) | ||||||||
| ——Pe-mboguejy | ∅Covert Direct Object Pronoun | ko | ñu | perõ-me, | ja-pytu'u-mi | ko | ahẽ | rymbá-gui. |
| ——Imp.2Pl-get.down | 3.Pron.DO | Dem | field | bare-Loc | 1Pl-rest-Dim | Dem | miserable | animal-from.Prep |
"Put him down in this bare field, let's take rest of this miserable animal."
"Bájanle en este campo pelado, descansemos de este mísero animal."