As ‘ESS’:

1. 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)
2. ana yïmï sëmajpë pe

   ana

   ana

   1+3PRO

   pn

   yïmï

   y-ïmï

   LK-father

   n

   sëmajpë

   sëma-jpë

   die-PST.ACNNMLZ

   n

   pe

   pe

   ESS

   postp

   when our father died. / cuando se murió mi papá (histanfo: 3)
3. yatampe ana tëse, pipi tawara rë waraijtokompe ijtëse

   yatampe

   yatam=pe

   adolescent=ESS

   n=postp

   ana

   ana

   1+3PRO

   pn

   tëse

   të-se

   go-PST

   vi

   pipi

   pipi

   younger_brother_of_woman

   n

   tawara

   tawara

   too

   adv

   rë

   rë

   EMP

   part

   waraijtokompe

   waraijtokom=pe

   man=ESS

   n=postp

   ijtëse

   ij-të-se

   3-go-PST

   vi

   We became adolescents, my brother became a man, too. / nos volvimos muchachos, mi hermano también se volvió hombre (histanfo: 40)
4. irë wejtane mujyampe patakaja wejsapë

   irë

   irë

   3ANA.INAN

   dem

   wejtane

   wej-tane

   COP-CNCS

   advl

   mujyampe

   mujyam=pe

   pregnancy=ESS

   n=postp

   patakaja

   pata-ka-ja

   village-VBZ.TR-NEG

   vt

   wejsapë

   wej-sapë

   COP-PST

   vi

   Despite this, she did not get pregnant. / a pesar de eso no salió embarazada
5. yapijtompe wïrë wejtane, ¡kë! wïyapë moroni

   yapijtompe

   yapijtom=pe

   old=ESS

   n=postp

   wïrë

   wïrë

   1PRO

   pn

   wejtane

   wej-tane

   COP-CNCS

   advl

   kë

   kë

   ugh

   intj

   wïyapë

   wï=y-apë-∅

   1=LK-arm_wing-PERT

   pn=n

   moroni

   moroni

   pain

   n

   Although I am old, ugh, my arms hurt. / aunque soy vieja, ay me duelen mis brazos