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59. Mie lagee kah cit; ji-pajoh bu, ji-jep ie.
Cat like youy too 3-eat rice 3-drink water
'A cat is just like you, it eats rice (and) drinks
water.'
60. Ka-peugah deuek, 'oh ku-bri bu h'an ka-pajoh.
2y-say hungry when 1-give rice NEG 2-eat
'You said you are hungry, (but) when I gave you
rice, you did not want to eat it.'
The omission of ngbn and taoi are compensated by a
comma break intonation. This is also the case with
complementizer nyang. Instead of nvanq. the voice is raised
a little accompanied by a short break.
nvang is not normally used when the subject of the
complement is omitted, unless the complement begins with an
adverb.
61. a) Lon-thee (??nyang) kbn lbn-meulumpoe.
1-realize that NEG 1-dream
' I realized that I was not dreaming.'
b) Lon-thee nyang bak watee nyan kbn lbn-meulumpoe.
1-realize that at time that NEG 1-dream
'I realized that at that time I was not
dreaming.'