nu cemulju itjen tua qacang nu masudjusudju,
tja sivai tua mamazangiljan a qacai.
In English:
Glossary:
- nu: if or when
- c<em>ulju: slaughter or kill, actor voice (AV). the root is culju 'slaughter an animal'.
- itjen: we, 1st person plural inclusive (INC)
- tua (or ta): oblique (OBL) case marker
- qacang: pig raised in the house as food
- ma-sudju-sudju: wedding. ma- 'stateive'; the root is sudju 'partner, lover' in reduplication (RED).
- tja: our, 1st person plural genitive (GEN), here used as the subject of the undergoer voice (UV) sivai.
- si-vai: give or offer. si- 'UV marker'; the root is vai 'give, offer'.
- ma-mazangilj-an: chief. ma- 'stative'; the root is mazangilj 'noblility'; -an 'abstract state nominalization'
- a: nominative (NOM) case marker
- qacai: liver
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