A Grammar of Madurese

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Radin Sagara 513



  1. E-soro pate'-e dha' alas.
    OV-order dead-LOC to forest
    He was ordered to kill her in the forest.

  2. Reng la olle parenta pate gella' dhari rato-na ya, tanto-na
    person already get order pate before from king-DEF yes certain-DEF
    pas mangkat dha' alas, a-bareng Pottre Doro Gung jareya.
    then leave to forest AV-together Pottre Doro Gung this
    The pate got this order from the king, so of course he had to go to the forest
    with the Pottre Doro Gung.

  3. Alas-sa ya tanto-na jau, a-jalan dha' alas jareya ya lo' semma'
    forest-DEF yes certain-DEF far AV-walk to forest this yes not near
    dhang-kadhang Pottre Doro Gung se a-buberra' jiya, moso pate gella'
    sometimes Pottre Doro Gung REL AV-pregnant this with pate before
    pas e-gindung ya, e-emban.
    then OV-carry yes OV-carry (over shoulder or on back)
    The forest was a far away, not close, so sometimes Pottre Doro Gung, who
    was pregnant, had to be carried by the pate.

  4. Reng sanyatana pate gella' jiya neser keya dha' pottre se gella'
    person actually pate before this pity too to princess REL before
    jiya, se ta' andhi' sala sanyatana.
    this REL not have wrong actually
    Well, actually the prime minister pitied the princess, who actually had not
    done anything wrong.

  5. Serrena la parenta dhari rato, dhapa' dha' alas moso rato, moso
    because already command from king come to forest with king with
    pate jareya pas laju pottre gella' jiya e-pate-na.
    pate this then then princess before this OV-dead-IRR
    Because it was the order from the king, after arriving in the forest, the pate
    then tried to kill the princess.

  6. E-kala' senjata-na, peddhang jiya, e-kala' nyemba gallu dha' pottre
    OV-take weapon-DEF sword this OV-take AV.salute before to princess
    gella'.
    before
    He took his weapon, his sword, and saluted the princess.

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