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Makasae Ba'agia [Baguia]

Morphology

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Marker/Description of Process: nawa Meaning: eat
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Ai          netani  nawa?
you.sg    what   eat
'What do you eat'
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Marker/Description of Process: gehe Meaning: Plural marker
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Bibi     ira      gehe
goat    water  drink
'The goat (s) drinks water'
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Marker/Description of Process: hai Meaning: past
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  Kuda    teli      hai       nawa
  Horse    corn   PAST  eat
'The horse has eaten corn'
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Marker/Description of Process:  teni Meaning:  again
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Arabau  resa     teni     nawa afa
Bufallo   paddy  again  eat     about
Bufallo is about to eat paddy again
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Marker/Description of Process:  la'a Meaning:  go
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Era    hai     sai la'a
They [past]  all go
They are all gone
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Marker/Description of Process: muhiri
Meaning:  play
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Matala bola  ma         kafu  mutu   woi     muhiri
Kid      ball   [article]  field   in        there   play
The kids play the ball in the field
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