Interlinear: |
qã=s-asp-r-u n-undãd-u sarbãnjas dabutsoboca ,
if=2SG.SBJ-want-DIM-3SG.NTOP.OBJ INF-resist-3SG.NTOP.OBJ extinction linguistic ,
qã'sas.pru nun'dã.du sa˞'bã.nʲas da.bu.tso'bo.ca ,
bĩ=n-ajẽnn-u gãd
should-INF-invent-3SG.NTOP.OBJ language
bĩ.na'jẽn.nu gãd
(Direct imperatives are avoided outside matters of life and death, parents to small children, humans to pets, the military, and insults. This is to the point where instead of saying "no smoking" a sign would say "if you smoke, you will be expelled.") |