A Grammar of Madurese

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  1. Ya ja'reng lakar lo' andhi' ana' Nyae Empu Kelleng jiya bunga, kana'.
    yes because real not have child Nyae Empu Kelleng this happy kids
    Well, since they did not have a child, Nyae Empu Kelleng was happy.

  2. “Ana'-eng sera, Ke?”
    child-DEF who Ke
    “Whose child is it, Ke?”

  3. “Tao engko' olle nemmo neng alas, nemmo neng alas sengko'.
    know I get AV.find at forest AV.find at forest I
    “I don't know. I found it in the forest.

  4. “E-soso-we kerbuy pote reh gella'.
    OV-milk-LOC buffalo white EMPH before.
    “The albino buffalo was nursing it.

  5. “E-nyama-na sapa reya ya?”
    OV-name-IRR who this yes
    “What should we name it?”

  6. Aher-ra seraju' Nyae Empu Kelleng bi' Ke Empu Kelleng a-nyama-e
    end-DEF agree nyae Empu Kelleng with Ke Empu Kelleng AV-name-LOC
    baji' se gella' jiya e-nyama-e Joko Tole ya.
    baby REL before this OV-name-LOC Joko Tole yes
    In the end, Nyae Empu Kelleng and Ke Empu Kelleng agreed to name the
    baby Joko Tole.

  7. Totok lekkas, koca'-eng sajan dibasa Joko Tole jiya sajan gantheng,
    end fast say-DEF more mature Joko Tole this more handsome
    sajan gaga'.
    more dashing
    In short, as Joko Tole grew up he became more handsome and manly.

  8. Ban totog-ga lekkas gu'-aggu' koca'-eng neng dungeng reya
    and end-DEF fast RED-tomorrow say-DEF at story this
    serrena lakar kenda' Joko Tole reya toron-na rato ya.
    because real descendant Joko Tole this down-DEF king yes
    And later on, according to the story, because Joko Tole was really was the
    descendent of a king, he became king.

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