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Phrases illustrating grammar

• Fal sopene pot, kotjo jena qoqihara miqir tzemi.
• In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

• Kotjo jena qotzilak, «Jax miten». Qomiten.
• And (the one) god said, Let there be light: and there was light.

• Kotjo jena tenu petz Ten qotzilamu. Nozu petz anjo Noz qotxilamu. Ten pinu teni sopen qoqiten jeniz.
• And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

• Etjo qotzija naham (ariz) li (an)jo kop kez liz qotzirox.
• I used my foot to break the goat’s head.

• Et mija.
• I exist.

• Anja jo is peletz rukam qetzija.
• She will transform her hand to you. Ie, she will hit you.
• Not sure about this.

• Anja jo miretena plax.
• She ERG IMP-radiant evil. She radiates evil.

• Tetyk yziz qiretena.
• Star our INCOH-radiant. The sun begins to shine.

• Tetyk soletiz qetziretena.
• Star our FUT-PERF-radiant. The sun will shine.

• Pes funole tetyk soletiz miretena.
• Since then-past star our IMP-radiant. Since an undetermined time in the past, the sun shines. The sun has been shining.

• Tetyk soletiz txiretena ten sylet.
• The sun will shine tomorrow. (Qe- is not required since ten sylet implies future.)

• Fek xil pinu tilok (liz), tetyk soletiz qilokja.
• At line end sight (GEN), star our INCOH-visible. At the horizon (at the sight’s end edge), the sun becomes visible.

• Lanasap qotzihupoluk sonulen.
• Some of the people shouted.

• Nolja mut lanas fela tzihupoluk sonulen.
• Time-tangible many person joy PERF-mouth-exaggerated sudden. Often, happy people shout.

• Kotzotz fek fix sofor (topen) tzihalja tzuf sipas.
• Kitten to surface work (direction) PERF-rise throught atmosphere. Onto the table, the kitten lept.

• Mimiqitela.
• It’s raining.

• Tel mija pes miqir.
• Water IMP-transform from sky. Water falls from the sky. It’s raining.

• Qimiqitela.
• It’s beginning to rain.

• Jel hal tomija jetz.
• Milk in place of dreams (instead of dreams)

• Qimiqitelum.
• It stopped raining.

• Fal nolja (sol) sylet (pot), qeqimiqitelum.
• During the next moments (soon), the rain will stop.

• Tin soxel riz soliz nis, solet mihiqu.
• We live (exist) in a grid (shape of intersections).

• Et kon tou (jetz) li miqitel qija um.
• I have hope that the rain ceases.

• Funola jeniz mole hijuqa pepeit tzipeita.
• Once here wild animals lived.

• Anja jo qotziloka topenek.
• She looked to all vectors.

• Anja jo letzek qotziloka pom.
• She looked around slowly.

• Joz ar petz femole tzija.
• Transform yourself away (from here).

• Is fekuqa femole (topen).
• You should go (from here).

• Et qifela li tzija.
• I am happy to go. I become happy that I go.

• Pelin, kes qeqifek peituje (topen).
• Soon, the goat will come home. Soon, the goat will to this home (implying “to come”).

• Qoqifek an topen sefu aniz.
• His ball began rolling away.

• Kon ar jetz texju taf tzisofor.
• With each other (together), the two boys work.

• Etjo hunotz anju liz qotzirejxa.
• I filled his puppy with rage.

• Etjo peritel ariz qoqirejx.
• I angered my friend.

• Molek folor fetosin tzipefosa.
• Everywhere colourful flowers grow.

• Rolit ten isiz folu?
• How day your quality? How is the quality of your day?

• Rolit is miposa ariz?
• How you sense of yourself? How are you feeling?

• Funolu mik pihal is qotzifek mole.
• Early excessively you past-to here. You came here too soon.

• Mou fejupoj hal is tzikaren.
• Obligation tidiness more you write. You must write more neatly.

Paum lanasotz zoru texja liz lizar qiharja.

• Not-able-to person-small fake child-fem GEN young become-functional. The little girl’s doll is broken.

• Rolit qija?
• How (is it) transforming? how’s it going?

• Sou et mitomir kon tix haraiz.
• Usually I am sleeping beside the silence of creation. I usually sleep soundly.

• (Fetou) rix tex sol qoqija potom kez.
• (Try) rapid child plural transformed behind goat. The children chased the goat.

• Li mikon solan (jetz) nuzol solet qotxifek peit mal.
• That be with them because, we went (to) settlement small. We went to the village for a visit.

• Solet qoqifek xil teliz nis.
• We past-inhocate-at line water-of place. We arrived at the river.

• Pelinole is nuzol et mole mijaum.
• Until-now you because I here state-of-transformation-not. I’ve been waiting here for you.

• Lanpeit sol nol liz lil qomiriz tul rok hapa.
• Resident plural time of few past-position cross down around fire. The campers sat around the fire.

• Tetju ariz nuzole texja qomijaum fek pol xaif.
• Father her because female-child past-state-of-transformation-not at opening building. The girl waited at the door for her father

• It is qoquitihiqu tin peitotze?
• Question you past-passive-birth in village-the? Were you born in this village?

• Pait texju tetiz jezor isiz txisulex pefoja par?
• Can-question child-male parent-gen same your exert rhythm adroit? Can your brother dance well?

• It lanasju qoqisot mole topen?
• Question man past-out-of here direction? Did the man leave?

• Holek kon folu haru.
• Everything with quality resonant. It’s cool.

• It texja tetiz jezor (isiz) fek mole li solis txisomole?
• Question child-FEM parent-GEN same (your) to here that PL-you leave. Is your sister coming to pick you up?

• Pait ten sylet is fek mole?
• Can-QUE day next you to here? Can you come tomorrow?

• Et qifek af peitu kes.
• I become-at IRR residence goat. I want to be at the goat residence. Were I at the goat residence.

• Et txija af peitu kes.
• I transform IRR residence goat. I want to go to the goat residence. Were I going to the goat residence.

• It fal kekar sim (pot) lanas pelimol misot mole?
• QUE during fourth cold (duration) person proximity be-out-of here? Have the neighbours left for winter?

• It fal tel miqir liz (pot) hiju letiz tzihupa felak?
• QUE during water sky GEN (duration) creature flight-GEN TRS-music ADV-tongue. Does the bird sing in the rain?

• It is fek soharju hupa topen kon solet?
• QUE you to elaboration music direction with us? Are you going to the concert with us?

• It tin moles hais hap nis is qomisozen?
• QUE in forest dense heat position you PAST-state-of-journey? Have you ever travelled in the jungle?

• Moxilu mut nuz neimolja pif solet qotxinuz xil tel.
• Unit many by boat instrumentality we PAST-PERF-along thread water. We sailed by boat along the river for many kilometres.

• Lanasek fal las jetz tzizanu.
• Person-ALL about hunt association PFC-knowledge. Everyone knows about hunting.

• Fal ten sopen tenuk potom ten faluiz hale pot fesopen solet qoqifek tzem hal.
• During day begin light-BIG after day duration-GEN great-THE duration ADV-begin we PST-INCOH-to earth high. On a bright morning after the solstice, we started for the mountains.

• Texju kez qotxiposa fela hupol nuz syt qulan liz tul.
• Boy goat PAST-PRF-expression joy mouth because-of diversion primate GEN small. Goat boy laughed because of the monkey’s tricks.

• Kon pejer lan jetz kon xilitaf tzem nis lanas muzar qotximiriz hal.
• With support human association beside partition earth place person old PAST-PRF-perpendicular up. The old man with the cane stood beside the fence.

• Etjo kez petz hiqaum qotxija.
• I-ERG goat DAT lifeless PAST-PRF-transform. I killed the goat.

• Etjo kez petz anja liz qoqihiqaum.
• I-ERG goat DAT she GEN PAST-INCHO-life-not. I made the goat become lifeless. i killed the goat.

• Sykju neit liz qotxifek tunaham fetul.
• Cover container GEN PAST-PERF-to floor ADV-down. The cover of the basket fell to the floor.

• Anju lizar jeniz tin xil lanas qoqimoljaum potom pol xaif.
• He young first in line person PAST-INCOH-movement-not in-front-of orifice building. The first boy in the queue stopped at the entrance.

• Fek hale tzem liz hal tin peim mal nis lanasja muzar zana qomipeit.
• At top earth GEN high in house small position woman old wisdom PAST-IMP-residence. At the top of the hill in a hut lived a wise old woman.

• Fal peit soletiz tin tzem falun famupot solet qotxinak tin tzem zir xilja naj fen.
• During residence our in land farse often we PAST-PERF-leg in land wide extending-thing LOC green. During our residence in the country we often walked in the pastures.

• Molit pes peit ful topen lanas txuipax qeqimole?
• When from residence large direction person invited FUT-INCOH-here. When will your guests from the city arrive?

• Pelis natol xiliz tel nis letza ariz mihel kotzom pelitet.
• Near anus line-GEN water position vector its IMP-twist abrupt east. Near the river’s mouth, the its course turns sharply towards the east.

• Tzuf tzem haluk taf nis tzem tul fosiz.
• Between earth high-AUGMENTATIVE two position earth low seed-GEN. Between two lofty mountains lies a fertile valley.

• Fal sur pez nis folor opjo hal qotxipefosa.
• Among grain light-brown position flower opium high PAST-PERF-from-seed. Among the wheat, tall poppies grew.

• Fal sur pez nis folor opjo qomihalja.
• Among grain light-brown flower opium PAST-IMP-high. Among the wheat, poppies were growing (rising).

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