A Grammar of Madurese

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  1. “Rassa ba-budu-n badan kaula.
    feel RED-stupid-NOM I
    “I feel ignorant.

  2. “Badan kaula gilo' genna' elmo, elmo agama.
    I not.yet enough knowledge knowledge religion
    “I still don't know enough about religion.

  3. “Daddi sowal judu mangken bakal dhateng-nga dibi', sowalla se
    so matter couple now will come-IRR self because REL
    ng-ator ka'dhinto enggi paneka Guste Pangeran, Kai.”
    AV-arrange this yes this Lord father
    “So, regarding a husband, that will come later on its own, because the one
    who arranges these things is the Lord, Father.”

  4. Serrena e-man-oman li-bali-yan, lo’ ka-soka-n Pottre Koneng jiya.
    because OV-RED-cajole RED-return-AN not NOM-like Pottre Koneng this
    Although she was cajoled again and again by her parents, Pottre Koneng
    did not want to get married.

  5. Reng seppo-na sa-ka-dhuwa' ya padha neng-enneng.
    person old-DEF one-KA-two yes same RED-stay
    And eventually her parents were quiet.

  6. “Ya mara ce'-becce' ba'eng ma-dhalem elmo, sowal agama.”
    yes HORT RED-good you AV.CS-inside knowledge matter religion
    “OK, go ahead learn more about religion.”

  7. Se laen jareya, kana', Pottre Koneng jeh, se laen ajar elmo
    REL other this kids Pottre Koneng this REL other learn knowledge
    agama, lebur a-tapa.
    religion like AV-meditate
    Beside wanting to learn about religion, Pottre Koneng liked to meditate.

  8. Lebur nyeppe neng kennengngan se mustajab, neng kennengngan se
    like AV.quiet at place REL fortune, at place REL
    mustajab.^1
    fortune
    She liked to go to a quiet place, a place where prayers are answered.


(^1) kennengngan se mustajab refers to a place where people believe that prayers and
wishes are answered.

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