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Ainu (Southern Hokkaido), Example 257
Kutci pirka wa keramasuy korka, eytasa ni ri wa kuhemesu ka niwkes.
kutci
actinidia.arguta.fruit
pirka
be.good
wa
and
k=eramasuy
1SG.A=want
korka
but
eytasa
very
ni
tree
ri
high
wa
and
ku=hemesu
1SG.S=climb
ka
even/also
niwkes
be.unable
The actinidia arguta fruit is good (=well ripen) and I want it but the tree is tall and I cannot climb it.
Type:
Naturalistic spoken
Source:
Nakagawa 1995.0
: [103]
Language
:
Ainu (Southern Hokkaido)
Verb forms
:
WANT [want]: eramasu
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