A Grammar of Madurese

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Radin Sagara 517



  1. “Gun molae mangken kaula a-nyama'-a Ke Poleng.”
    until begin now I AV-name-IRR Ke Poleng
    “From now on I will be known as Ke Poleng.”

  2. Daddi, pate jareya pas laju a-nyama Ke Poleng.
    so pate this then then AV-name Ke Poleng
    So, kids, the pate was then known as Ke Poleng.

  3. Seddheng Pottre Doro Gung la e-pa-ongga dha' attas gitek moso
    when Pottre Doro Gung already OV-CS-get on to top raft with
    pate gella', pas e-sotok, e-sotok dha' tase' ya pas a-jalan giteg-ga.
    pate before then OV- push OV-push to sea yes then AV-walk raft-DEF
    When Pottre Doro Gung was put on the raft by the prime minister, he
    pushed it out to sea, and the raft moved away.

  4. Badha omba' ya, e-anjul-lagi bi' omba' mon ka-bendher-ran adha'
    exist wave yes OV-float-AGI with wave if NOM-right exist
    omba' ya a-jalan laon-an giteg-ga.
    wave yes AV-walk slow-AN raft-DEF
    If there was a wave it rose up and if there was no wave it moved away slowly.

  5. Sampe' settong malem ya tanto-na abit sampe' dhapa' dha' dharad-dan.
    until one night yes certain-DEF long until arrive to shore-AN
    Finally one night, after a long time, it came to land.

  6. Pas a-mempe, pottre jiya a-mempe ja' bakal babar-ra, bakal
    then AV-dream princess this AV-dream COMP will give birth-IRR will
    rembi'-a.
    give birth-IRR
    Then she had a dream; the princess dreamed that she would give birth.

  7. Dhapa' dha' settong tenggangan pas kabendherran e penggir-an jareya.
    arrive to one shore then actually at edge-AN this
    The raft came to the shore, actually to the beach.

  8. Pas laju pottre jiya e penggir tase' jiya, kabendherran pas laju babar,
    then then princess this at edge sea this actually then then birth
    rembi', na'-kana' lake' ce' gantheng-nga.
    birth RED-child male very handsome-DEF
    Then the princess at the beach actually gave birth to a very handsome boy.

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