Morphology

gi(2)   he(4)    ngai(2)     ge(4)                   a(1) ba(1)
3.sg   be          1.sg            poss                  dad
He is my dad
 
ngai(1)    ge(4)        shu(1) bao(1)    chao(1)      tai(3)
1.sg         POSS       bag                          very            big
My bag is very big
 
zek(3) gao(3)     ban(3) ni(2)     bao(1)     shi(4) loi(2)
Put                          cake                      wrap       up
Wrap up the cake
 
gi(2) ge(4)     gong(3) wa(3)    bao(1) gak(3)    hao(3)  do(1)                nui(3) yong(2)
3.sg  POSS   speech                  contain                 very       much            content
his speech contains a lot of things
 
ngai(1)   ba(1)   hao(3) voi(4)  tuk(1) shu(1)
1.sg        Dad       very    adept    read   book
My dad is very good at study
 
ngai (2) zhong(4) yi(4)  tung(2)      pen(2) you(1)  liao(3)
I                like                        with              friend                 hang out
I like hanging out with friends
 
ngai(2)   he(4)    kak(3) ga(1)  ngin(2)
1.sg         be         hakka               people
I am a hakka
 
Gi (2)   cao(1) bu(2) ngi(3)    shi(4)    zo(4) she(3)
3.sg     yesterday                       go            work
He went working yesterday
 
Zhang (4) sen (1) ni(1)     e(4)                 va(3)       du(1)    m(2) me(4)  zhin(1) ne(4)
Just-now                              POSS                words     all          not    be                  true
The words just now were not true
 
Ngai(2)   den(3)   gi(2)        gong(3) va(3)
I                  wait        3.sg          speak
I wait for him to speak

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