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Palula dictionary: Example 40
Word senses:
áak
one; one (person), someone
buc̣h
hunger
paraaṭoó
fried bread
ṣiṣo~í
head end of bed
ta ... ba
Adversative conjoining construction, emphasising the contrast between two entities or propositions; commonly occurring in proverbs (variously corresponding to 'but, whereas, while (on the other hand), and')
áak ta buc̣há máara de, áak ba tasíi ṣiṣo~í paraaṭeé buláaḍa de.
ak
one
ta
DS
buc̣h
hunger
-a
-
obl
mar
die
-e
-
3sg
de
pst
ak
one
ba
top
tasíi
3sg
.
gen
ṣiṣo~í
head.end
paraaṭoó
fried.bread
-í
-
pl
buláḍ
search.for
-e
-
3sg
de
pst
One person was dying from hunger, while another was searching for bread at the head end of his bed. [Proverb]
Source:
A:NH12:1:174
Dictionary
Palula dictionary
by
Henrik Liljegren
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