As ‘believe’:

1. 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)
2. 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)
3. 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)
4. 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
5. 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
6. 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
7. tayakaramaja

   tayakaramaja

   ta-yakara-ma-ja

   3P-believe-CAUS-NEG

   vt

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

   yakaramaja

   yakara-ma-ja

   believe-CAUS-NEG

   vt

   They didn't tell. / no contaron