Sample Sentences:
| Bengkulu | English | |
| Ado sarang anak kecik. | There was a little kid. | |
| Anak tu kini lagi tidur. | Now the kid is sleeping. | |
| Siang ko nyo mecakan gelas maknyo. | This afternoon she broke her mother’s glass. | |
| Waktu maknyo nanyo, “Siapo yang mecakan gelas tu?” nyo diam ajo. | When her mother asked, “Who broke the glass?” she was just quiet. | |
| Maknyo nanyo sekali lagi, “Kau apo bukan yang mecakan gelas tu?” | Her mother asked her once again, “Were you the one that broke the glass?” | |
| Anak tu malah nanyo balik, “Gelas yang di ate meja?” | Instead the kid asked back, “The glass that was on top of the table?” | |
| Da tu maknyo jawab, “Iyo, yang di dekek tas mera tu nah.” | After that her mother answered, “Yes, the one that was near the red bag.” | |
| “Ohh… iyo, kami yang mecakan, tas tu jugo tas kami.” | “Ohh… yes, I did break that, and that’s my bag.” |