As ‘CAUS’:

1. tëwï ya ana këyamase

   tëwï

   tëwï

   3PRO

   pn

   ya

   ya

   ERG

   postp

   ana

   ana

   1+3PRO

   pn

   këyamase

   këya-ma-se

   think-CAUS-PST

   vt

   He raised us. / el nos crio (histanfo: 43)
2. muku wëra ana këyamase ta

   muku

   muku

   child

   n

   wëra

   wëra

   like

   postp

   ana

   ana

   1+3PRO

   pn

   këyamase

   këya-ma-se

   think-CAUS-PST

   vt

   ta

   ta

   like

   part

   He raised us as his own children. / como a sus hijos nos crió a nosotros, pues (histanfo: 44)
3. tëwï waraijtokon yakërë, ana këyamase ta wejsapë

   tëwï

   tëwï

   3PRO

   pn

   waraijtokon

   waraijtokon

   man

   n

   yakërë

   y-akërë

   LK-with

   postp

   ana

   ana

   1+3PRO

   pn

   këyamase

   këya-ma-se

   think-CAUS-PST

   vt

   ta

   ta

   like

   part

   wejsapë

   wej-sapë

   COP-PST

   vi

   With that man, he raised us. / con ese hombre nos crio (histanfo: 47)
4. aniki ta uyeremari

   aniki

   aniki

   who

   pn

   ta

   ta

   like

   part

   uyeremari

   u=yere-ma-ri

   1=eat-CAUS-IPFV

   pn=vt

   Who was going to feed me then? / ¿quién más me iba a alimentar pues?
5. ejnë yaruwari tajne yakarama pëkë rë nwarë, nope esene mare, tawara neke ne, ënka

   ejnë

   ejnë

   1+2PRO

   pn

   yaruwari

   yaruwa-ri

   laugh-IPFV

   vi

   tajne

   ta=jne

   3PRO=PL

   pn=part

   yakarama

   yakara-ma-∅

   believe-CAUS-ACNNMLZ

   n

   pëkë

   pëkë

   about

   postp

   rë

   rë

   EMP

   part

   nwarë

   nwa=rë

   thus=EMP

   part=part

   nope

   nope

   good

   adv

   esene

   es-ene-∅

   DETRZ-see-IPFV

   vi

   mare

   mare

   REL.INAN

   part

   tawara

   tawara

   too

   adv

   neke

   neke

   CNTR

   part

   ne

   ne

   ***

    

   ënka

   ënka

   right

   part

   We laugh when somebody tells (us) something, something you see well, like that, right. / nosotros nos reimos cuando alguien (nos) cuenta, lo que se ve bien, así sí, verdad (convrisamaj: 5)
6. tëwï neke ne, tajne yakarama pokono nwarë tajne iri mïntë, tunampe

   tëwï

   tëwï

   3PRO

   pn

   neke

   neke

   CNTR

   part

   ne

   ne

   ***

    

   tajne

   ta=jne

   3PRO=PL

   pn=part

   yakarama

   yakara-ma-∅

   believe-CAUS-ACNNMLZ

   n

   pokono

   poko-no

   about-NMLZ

   n

   nwarë

   nwa=rë

   thus=EMP

   part=part

   tajne

   ta=jne

   3PRO=PL

   pn=part

   iri

   i-ri

   put-IPFV

   vt

   mïntë

   mïntë

   there.LOC

   adv

   tunampe

   tunam-∅=pe

   hide-ACNNMLZ=ESS

   n=postp

   Yes indeed, they tell what they are doing there on the down-low. / eso sí, lo cuentan lo que hacen allá escondidos (convrisamaj: 9)
7. tajne yarikari irëjpë, tajne yakarama pokono

   tajne

   ta=jne

   3PRO=PL

   pn=part

   yarikari

   yarika-ri

   laugh-IPFV

   vi

   irëjpë

   irëjpë

   then

   adv

   tajne

   ta=jne

   3PRO=PL

   pn=part

   yakarama

   yakara-ma-∅

   believe-CAUS-ACNNMLZ

   n

   pokono

   poko-no

   about-NMLZ

   n

   They laugh because they tell it. / se ríen porque lo cuentan (convrisamaj: 10)
8. kwase neke wejsapë tëwï ma anajmori ya yakarama wejsapë

   kwase

   kwase

   how

   part

   neke

   neke

   CNTR

   part

   wejsapë

   wej-sapë

   COP-PST

   vi

   tëwï

   tëwï

   3PRO

   pn

   ma

   ma

   RST

   part

   anajmori

   a-najmo-ri

   2-grandmother-PERT

   n

   ya

   ya

   ERG

   postp

   yakarama

   yakara-ma-∅

   believe-CAUS-IPFV

   vt

   wejsapë

   wej-sapë

   COP-PST

   vi

   what it was like, that's all your grandmother said. / cómo era, eso nada más contaba tu abuela
9. mëyakarama mare

   mëyakarama

   më=yakara-ma-∅

   2=believe-CAUS-IPFV

   pn=vt

   mare

   mare

   REL.INAN

   part

   What you are talking about. / ese que tu estás diciendo
10. tëwï ma takï mëyakarama chijpë wararë kwa ta sënkatoj mëtë

    tëwï

    tëwï

    3PRO

    pn

    ma

    ma

    RST

    part

    takï

    takï

    CNFRM

    part

    mëyakarama

    më=yakara-ma-∅

    2=believe-CAUS-IPFV

    pn=vt

    chijpë

    chi-jpë

    COP-PST.ACNNMLZ

    n

    wararë

    wara=rë

    thus=EMP

    part=part

    kwa

    kwa

    how

    part

    ta

    ta

    like

    part

    sënkatoj

    s-ënka-toj

    DETRZ-finish-CIRC.NMLZ

    n

    mëtë

    mëtë

    ?

     

    Tell us again how they ended up there. / cuenta otra vez como terminaron ahí
11. tayakaramaja

    tayakaramaja

    ta-yakara-ma-ja

    3P-believe-CAUS-NEG

    vt

    They didn't tell it. / no lo contaba
12. yakaramaja

    yakaramaja

    yakara-ma-ja

    believe-CAUS-NEG

    vt

    They didn't tell. / no contaron
13. ana yoti, ana serematojpe

    ana

    ana

    1+3PRO

    pn

    yoti

    y-oti-∅

    LK-meat-PERT

    n

    ana

    ana

    1+3PRO

    pn

    serematojpe

    s-ere-ma-tojpe

    DETRZ-liver-CAUS-PURP

    advl

    Our food, to eat. / nuestra comida, para comer (histanfo: 16)