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(401) [R-ar tutu i ar] im [r-ar eon#ōd i lik],
3pl.agr-T(past) swim in lagoon and 3pl.agr-T(past) fish.intrans in ocean
lōmaro.
the.men
'They swam in the lagoon and fished in the ocean, the men.'
[AgrS-T V O] S constituency
(402) [E-ar umma-ik laddik eo] im [e-ar jujen jeptak laddik
3s.agr-T(past) kiss-trans boy the.s and 3s.agr-T(past) then slap.trans boy
eo juon], leddik eo.
the.s other girl the.s
'She kissed the boy and then slapped another boy, the girl.'
In addition, the verb and any sentential elements between the verb and the subject are a
constituent, as two strings consisting of the verb and a preposition phrase (403)-(404) or
the verb and the object may be coordinated (405)-(406):
AgrS-T [V PP] S constituency
(403) R-ar [tutu i ar] im [eon#ōd i lik], lōmaro.
3pl.agr-T(past) swim in lagoon and fish.intrans in ocean the.men
'They swam in the lagoon and fished in the ocean, the men.'
(404) E-ar [mejki ilo ien jar] im [limo ilo ien mōn#ā], laddik
3s.agr-T(past) be.tired at time prayer and be.excited at time eat boy
eo nej-ū.
the.s cher.poss-1s.gen
'He was tired at churchtime and excited at mealtime, my son.'
AgrS-T [V O] S constituency
(405) E-ar [kwanjin-i mā ko] im [kōmatt-i pinana
3s.agr-T(past) roast.trans-obj breadfruit the.pl.nh and cook.trans-obj banana
ko], Ierutia.
the.pl.nh Ierutia
'She roasted the breadfruits and cooked the bananas, Ierutia.'
(406) E-ar [karreo-uk-i ruum en] im [jolok jokpej eo],
3s.agr-T(past) clean-trans-obj room that and throw.out.trans trash the.s
ri-karreo eo.
one.who-clean the.s
'He cleaned that room and threw out the trash, the janitor.'
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