Object Omission alternation U

‘You are eating fish. / You are eating your food (which is) fish.’

‘The boy asked the man for money. / The boy asked money from the man.’

‘I am asking you for banana suckers.’

‘The man knew the boy with whom he was going to go.’

‘The man saw the boy.’

‘The man looked at the boy (who was coming).’

‘They see them. / They see each other.’

‘Listen to the noise that Daddy makes in the forest!’

‘He hears something bursting.’

‘I shave.’

‘The girl tore the page from the book.’

‘He tears the piece of tissue.’

‘It rains.’

‘The man covered the child with a blanket.’

‘The man filled the glass with fresh water.’

‘I am filling a bucket.’

‘The man loaded the cart with hay.’

‘The man tied the horse to the tree.’

‘The man poured the water (into) the glass.’

‘I am pouring water into a plate.’

‘The man put the book on the table.’

‘The foundation stone has been laid on the rock Nèsiwéa. / One has laid the foundation stone on the rock Nèsiwéa.’

‘The boy threw the stone into the window.’

‘The child threw the stone through the window.’

‘She throws an eel into her basket.’

‘Who threw up a stone?’

‘The girl brought the book to the teacher.’

‘The girl brought the book to the teacher.’

‘Dad brought three yams (or three hips of three yams each).’

‘He brings a basket full of coconuts.’

‘The girl sent the book to the teacher.’

‘The girl gave the book to the teacher.’

‘The girl gave the book to the teacher.’

‘The girl showed the book to the teacher.’

‘Tomorrow, I will introduce you to the chief.’

‘The girl stole the book from the teacher.’

‘The robber steals money from the merchant.’

‘The girl hid the book from the teacher.’

‘The girl wiped the dirt from the table.’

‘I am wiping my nose.’

‘The boy cut the bread (with the knife).’

‘The boy touched the snake with the stick.’

‘The boy hit the snake with the stick.’

‘The fish hit the water with its tail.’

‘The boy beat the snake with the stick.’

‘The boy killed the snake (with the stick).’

‘The boy broke the window with the stone.’

‘The man built the house with stones.’

‘Europeans make bread for their starchy food.’

‘The man said nothing to the girl.’

‘He says: "Eh you! you see, I am tired of you!".’

‘The man shouted reprimands at the girl. / The man shouted at the girl with a reprimand.’

‘The man tells a story to the girl.’

‘Mummy is telling them a story.’

‘The boy asks someone for a book.’

‘I respecfully ask you for a book. / lit. I respectfully ask to you a book.’

‘The man frightened the boy.’

‘We frighten the lobster with an octopus so that it gets out of its hole.’

‘He is afraid of speaking.’

‘He was afraid to leave his country.’

‘The boy liked the man.’

‘This man is a hunter/fisherman.’

‘The girl ate the entire bread.’

‘The man coughed.’

‘The man was sitting (on the floor).’

‘The main chief from Thio stays at Wénênê.’

‘My uncle often sits there.’

‘The boy is hungry.’

‘The boy is cold.’

‘I am teaching him the Xârâcùù language. / Lit. I am teaching to him with the Xârâcùù language.’

‘He smells a smell coming from the earth. / Lit. He smells a smell of earth.’

‘Sharks are turning back and forth in the water because they smelt a smell of raw flesh.’

‘The girl dressed the child (with a robe).’

‘The girl washed the child.’

‘Go wash your face!’

‘One woman washes the dishes, the other one stows away the cooking pots.’

‘The girl took the book from the teacher. / The girl got the book from the teacher.’

‘Take the plate from (the hands of) Famuru!’

‘The man died.’

‘I am blinking (my eyes).’

‘I am blinking because of the sun.’

‘Several people tried to kill him.’

‘The man looked at the boy (who was going away).’

‘I am thinking of you. / I feel pity for you.’

‘You are going to search for a place to stay.’

‘He is searching for his knife everywhere.’

‘They are helping them. / They are helping each other.’

‘The man helped the girl fishing.’

‘The man followed the girl on the road.’

‘Where are you, Glow Worm, let the daylight come so that we may follow the first light of dawn...’

‘They were following this principle.’

‘People and Mummy meet at Kwênyêngêrê.’

‘The man met the girl.’

‘The man talked to the boy about the girl.’

‘You are talking about your origin and your name.’

‘One has so often talked about the Thio region.’

‘You can call her Myriam.’

‘Mummy hugged her young child.’

‘I am peeling the tree.’

‘The man climbed on the hill.’

‘The child ran.’

‘I am running (coming) from the village.’

‘Don't you run in the middle of the road!’

‘The child jumped on the floor (from a chair, a wall...).’

‘The man sat (on the floor).’

‘He sings as well as birds.’

‘Children are going to the river.’

‘The boy left the village.’

‘They left their boat.’

‘I am taking my shoes off.’

‘I will leave you!’

‘They are living at the river.’

‘The children are playing outside.’

‘Women are talking and laughing while they are plaiting mats.’

‘I scream to warn someone of the car.’

‘They are crying and screaming.’

‘My arm hurts.’

‘I can't eat, my teeth hurt.’

‘My dog is sick, Sili's dog is well.’

‘He was older than you when he died.’

‘The baby has been sick for three days.’

‘The baby died three days ago.’

‘I am sad.’

‘The boat sank.’

‘The yam is burnt.’

‘My house almost burnt down.’

‘The grass is very dry.’

‘Clothes are drying under the sun over there.’

‘The taro field is slowly getting dry.’

‘We used to grill and grind coffee beans.’

‘Kachuupôô digs the tunnel.’

‘They dig/lift anything with the landing net.’

‘The ball is rolling.’

‘The chief of Uvea asked his people to push a big wind at their turn...’

‘Water is boiling.’

‘The man appears at the corner of the road.’

‘People appeared with spears and war clubs.’

‘The child is just born.’

‘The child is crying.’

‘I don't know where he is staying. / lit. I don't know the place he is staying there.’

‘You know how to count.’

‘I know him well.’

‘You will see a church.’

‘People from Uvea throw a rope which blocks up the boat of Deekwââxiti's men.’

‘Throw them all in the boat!’

‘They also eat meat (obtained) from hunting in dry places.’

‘These two chiefs, the ones who dig the water conduit over there.’

‘People dug a hole.’

‘It rains.’

‘It rains.’

‘Mummy covers the child (with a blanket).’

‘I accept the cooking-pot of the subjects.’

‘The woman is carrying her basket with a harness.’

‘This old men used to carry our basket full of clothes from up there.’

‘He used to kill people walking along down on the beach.’

‘Several people tried to kill him.’

‘The notu pigeon, the hunter killed it with (just) one cartridge.’

‘When he touched the sacred stone for the rain, he would make the rain fall.’

‘Mummy is cooking the pork.’

‘He takes off the coconut fibre.’

‘Belts are tied on the joist. / Someone are tying belt on the joist.’

‘They tied him with a rainbow, hit him with a lightning.’

‘Children hit them with a stick. / Children hit each other with a stick.’