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Nominalizer 'ha'


Mombe'u Stories


Story #1

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Mbói ho’u-se va’ekue i-salva-ha-re-peNominalizer 'ha'
Snake 3Sg.eat-Des Rel.Distal 3.Poss-save-Nom-Pst-DOM

'The snake who wanted to eat his savior.'

'La vibora que quiso comer a su salvador.'


Story #12

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Oi-ko va’ekué -ngo karai Leokádio, pláta yvy-guy reka -haNominalizer 'ha' tuja.
3Sg-exist Asp.Distal -FOC Mr. Leokadio money ground-under search -Nom old

There was an old treasure hunter, called Mr. Leokadio.

Existía un viejo buscador de tesoro, el señor llamado Leokádio.


(2)
o-hasa o-hó-vo upé-rupi peteĩ varáha huga -haNominalizer 'ha' tuja.
3Sg-pass 3Sg-go-Conj.Simult Dem-around one cards play -Nom old

an old card player was passing through around there.

iba pasando por ahí un viejo jugador de naipes.


Story #14

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Upéi-ngo peteĩ karai, pueblo Valenzuela-gua, Médico Pombéro o-je-’e -ha,Nominalizer 'ha'
After-FOC one man town Valenzuela-place doctor Pombéro 3Pl-Refl-say -Nom

After a man from the town Valenzuela, Doctor Pombero, they called him,

Después un señor, del pueblo de Valenzuela, Médico Pombero le decían,