A Grammar of Madurese

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  1. Pas laju mare jareya, pate jiya a-gabay gitek.
    then then finish this pate this AV-make raft
    After this, the pate made a raft

  2. Tao gitek, gitek reya, iya areya perreng se e-ator, a-jur-lonjur^5 ,
    know raft raft this yes this bamboo REL OV-arrange AV-RED-plank
    pas e-berri' tale, akantha lencak^6 jarowa.
    then OV-give rope like platform that
    He arranged bamboo lengthwise, then tied them with rope, like a lencak.

  3. Pas laju Pottre Doro Gung moso pate e-pa-ongga dha' gitek gella'.
    then then Pottre Doro Gung with pate OV-CS-get on to raft before
    Then the pate put Pottre Doro Gung on the raft.

  4. Seddheng pate-na pas ng-oca', “Pottre, panjennengan sareng dan kula
    when pate - DEF then AV-say princess you with I
    e-lanyo'-agin-na neng tase'.
    OV-float-AGI -IRR at sea
    While doing this the pate said, “Princess, I am going to push you and the
    raft out to sea.

  5. “Tape mon panjennengngan manggi alangan, olok kaula.”
    but if you AV-meet barrier call me
    “But if you have any problems, call me.”

  6. “Iyut, iya mara.”
    yes yes HORT
    “Yes, yes, let's go.”

  7. “Ban kaula mangken a-nyama'-a Ke Poleng, malle samar, oreng lo'
    with me now AV-name-IRR Ke Poleng so that blurred person not
    oneng ja' kaula neka asal-la pate.
    know COMP I this origin-DEF pate
    “And now I will be called Ke Poleng so that people will not know that I am
    the pate.


(^5) lonjur refers to something long and thin in shape such as a board or a piece of
bamboo. The verbal form refers to the act of properly arranging a group of things of
that shape (here bamboo).
(^6) A lencak is a platform made out of bamboo that is used for sitting or resting, often
used as a bed.

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