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Laań la
laa-ń la
lɐːnj lɐ
shine-GNO sun\NOM
The sun shines.
Laá la
laa-◌́ la
lɐːj lɐ
shine-PRS sun\NOM
The sun is shining.
Laao la
laa-o la
lɐːo̯ lɐ
shine-PST sun\NOM
The sun shone.
Laaä la
laa-ä la
lɐːæ lɐ
shine-FUT sun\NOM
The sun will shine.
Laá la
laa-◌́ la
lɐːj lɐ
shine-PRS sun\NOM
The sun has been shining.
Laá la ire
laa-◌́ la ire
lɐːj lɐ irɛ
shine-PRS sun\NOM again
The sun is shining again.
Laaä la lääh́e
laa-ä la læːxjɛ
lɐːæ lɐ læːh́e
shine-FUT sun\NOM morning
The sun will shine tomorrow.
Laá la lääe
laa-◌́ la lääe
lɐːj lɐ læːɛ
shine-PRS sun\NOM brightly
The sun shines brightly.
Laá la lääska
laa-◌́ la lää-sk-a
lɐːj lɐ læːskɐ
shine-PRS sun\NOM bright-GEN-NOM
The bright sun shines.
Oć la hanńe
oc-◌́ la ha-nńe
otɕʲ lɐ hɐnːʲɛ
wake-PRS sun\NOM PROX-TEMP
The sun is rising now.
Hako pera ansia
hak-o per-a an-si-a
hɐko pɛɾɐ ɐnsi͡ɐ
shout-PST all-NOM person-PTV-NOM
All the people shouted.
Hako kunna ansia
hak-o kunn-a an-si-a
hɐko ku̜nːɐ ɐnsi͡ɐ
shout-PST hand-NOM person-PTV-NOM
Some of the people shouted.
Hako husa ansia ire.
hak-o hus-a an-si-a ire
hɐko hu̜sɐ ɐnsi͡ɐ ɪɾɛ
shout-PST body-NOM person-PTV-NOM twice
Many of the people shouted twice.
Önńe haköń soska ana
ö-nńe hak-öń so-sk-a an-a
ɵnːʲɛ hɐkɵnj soskɐ ɐnɐ
very-TEMP shout-GNO happy-GEN-NOM person-NOM
Happy people often shout.