A Grammar of Madurese

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  1. “Tape kaangguy notob-bi todhus-sa reng towa ban
    but for AV-close-LOC embarrassed-DEF parent and
    todhus-sa reng-oreng kraton neng dhinna', buwang-ngagi
    embarrassed-DEF RED-person kingdom at here discard-AGI
    ka tengnga alas.”
    to center forest
    “But to ease the shame of my parents and the shame of the people in the
    kingdom, take my baby away deep into the forest.”

  2. Ya sambi nanges bu' mongmong so bu' emban jiya,
    yes while cry mother nurse with mother nanny this
    While crying, the two companions said,

  3. “Enggi, ka'dhinto Pottre, e-bakta'-a sareng dan kula ka tengnga alas kanna'
    yes this princess OV-bring-IRR with I to center forest here
    ka'dhinto.”
    this
    “Yes, Princess, we will take it deep into the forest here.”

  4. Aher-ra bu' mongmong bi' bu' emban nyambi baji' lake' gella'
    end-DEF mother nurse with mother nanny AV.bring baby male before
    ka tengnga alas.
    to center forest
    Finally, the two took the baby boy deep into the forest.

  5. Dhapa' ka tengnga alas e-saba' neng baba-na ka'-bungka'an raja se
    arrive to center forest OV-put at under-DEF RED-tree big REL
    naong, e-dina'-agi.
    shade OV-left-AGI
    They arrived in the forest and put him under a big shade tree and left him.

  6. A-bala dha' Pottre Koneng, “Ka'dhinto ampon e-saba' neng tengnga alas.”
    AV- tell to Pottre Koneng this already OV-put at center forest
    They told Pottre Koneng, “We have left him deep in the forest.”

  7. Gabay careta pole, kana', koca'-eng neng kampong laen, se laen dhari
    make story again kids say-DEF at village other REL other from
    Bana Sare jareya badha disa se a-nyama Pekandangan.
    Bana Sare this exist village REL AV-name Pekandangan
    In short, kids, at another village, other than Bana Sare, there was a village
    called Pekandangan.

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