A Grammar of Madurese

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2. Radin Sagara

as told by
Hasan Sasra

1. Na'-kana' kabbi,kalamon lamba' sengko' dha' ba'na tao a-dungeng,
   RED-child all if before I to you know AV-story
   dungeng, dungeng se badha neng Madura.
   story story REL exist at Madura
   Earlier I told you the stories from Madura.


2. Sateya sengko' terro ma-terros-sa dha' ba'eng kabbi dungeng,
   now I want AV.CS-continue-IRR to you all story
   dungeng se laen.
   story REL different
   Now I am going to tell you another story, a different story.


3. E are-na sateya sengko' terro a-dungeng-a, dungeng-nga Radin
   at day now I want AV-story-IRR story-DEF Radin
   Sagara.
   Sagara
   Today I will tell you the story of Radin Sagara.


4. Koca'-na dungeng, kana', lamba' rato Jaba se dha'-adha' reya badha,
   say-DEF story kid before king Java REL RED-front this exist
   a-nyama Aji Soko.
   AV-name Aji Soko
   According to the story, kids, there once was a Javanese king named Aji
   Soko.


5. Aji Soko jareya a-juluk, Prabu Dewoto Cengkar, kraton-na se badha
   Aji Soko this AV-call Prabu Dewoto Cengkar kingdom-DEF REL exist
   neng-kennengngan se a-nyama Medang Kawulan.
   RED-place REL AV-name Medang Kawulan
   Aji Soko was called Prabu Dewoto Cengkar and his kingdom was called
   Medang Kawuluan.