A Grammar of Madurese

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  1. Tape rato reya andhi' settong ka-renteg-gan, polana andhi' kabar ja'
    but king this have one NOM-sad because have news COMP
    ana' bine-na, ana' bine'-eng , tong-settong-nga ya.
    child female-DEF child female-DEF RED-one-DEF yes
    But the king had one sorrow because of his daughter, his only daughter.

  2. Oreng-nga se raddin sa-nyata-na, koneng ya mon a-caca reya ce'
    person-DEF REL pretty one-real-DEF yellow yes if AV-say this very
    nyaman-na sowara-na.
    nice-DEF voice-DEF
    This girl was really pretty, with fair skin, and, they say, a very pleasant
    voice.

  3. Tape settong malem Pottre Doro Gung reya, nyama-na Pottre Doro
    but one night princess Doro Gung this name-DEF princess Doro
    Gung, a-mempe koca'-eng.
    Gung AV-dream say-DEF
    One night the princess Doro Gung, her name was Pottre Doro Gung, had a
    dream.

  4. A-mempe ngontal bulan, ta'iya, ja'reng bulan se kenneng ontal.
    AV-dream AV-swallow moon TAG because moon REL get swallow
    She dreamt that she swallowed the moon; it was the moon that she
    swallowed.

  5. Bid-abid-da Pottre Doro Gung reya ya, koca'-eng dungeng, pas
    RED-long-DEF Pottre Doro Gung this yes say-DEF story then
    a-buberra', ngandung.
    AV-pregnant AV.pregnant
    After a while, according to the story, Pottre Doro Gungbecame pregnant.

  6. Mangkana Pottre Doro Gung reya gi'lo' andhi' raka, gi'lo' andhi'
    though Pottre Doro Gung this yet.not have husband yet.not have
    lake.
    husband
    However, Pottre Doro Gung did not yet have a husband.

  7. Ya tanto-na Pottre Doro Gung gella' reya ce' ruwed-da
    yes certain-DEF Pottre Doro Gung before this very confused-DEF
    ja'reng aba'eng gi'ta' a-lake me' pas laju ngandung.
    because she yet.not AV-husband EMPH then then AV.pregnant
    So of course she was very confused because she did not yet have a husband,
    but she became pregnant.

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