| Jack | ma | Nei | Taama |
| Jack | COM | Miss | Taama |
| Jack and Miss Taama |
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| Nei | Taama | bon | tebwiina | ana | ri- | riki | ni | maiu |
| Miss | Taama | EMPH | ten | 3SG | HAB | happen | LNK | life |
| Miss Taama is ten years old |
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| Iai | ana | kamea | ae | e | rangi | ni | wanawana | ae | ara | -na | Jack |
| EXIST | 3SG | dog | SUB | 3SG | very | LNK | smart | SUB | name | 3SG | Jack |
| She has a dog that is very smart and named Jack. |
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| Jack | bon | itiua | ana | ri- | riki | ao | e | aki | rangi | ni | bubura | ao | e | aki | rangi | ni | uarereke |
| Jack | EMPH | seven | 3SG | HAB | happen | and | 3SG | NEG | very | LNK | big | and | 3SG | NEG | very | LNK | small |
| Jack is years old and he is no very big and he is not very small. |
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| e | bon | tau | bubura | -na |
| 3SG | EMPH | enough | big | 3SG |
| He is just big enough. He is medium/just the right size. |
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| e | buraun | kara | -na | ao | ni | kiriuantanta | n | te | roro |
| 3SG | brown | color | 3SG | and | LNK | spotty | LNK | DEF | black |
| He is brown with black spots. |
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| n | te | taina | Jack | e | a | noor | -a | naba | te | kimoa | ni | biri |
| LNK | DEF | time | Jack | 3SG | 3PL | see | nINDIV | SEQ | DEF | rat | LNK | run |
| Once Jack saw a rat running |
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| e | kiba | -rake | ao | man | kaukau | ngke | e | noor | -a | te | kimoa |
| 3SG | jump | DIR.UP | and | SEQ | bark | when | 3SG | see | nINDIV | DEF | rat |
| He jumped up and barked when he saw the rat. |
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| e | tei | Nei | Taama | ao | man | ruo | man | ana | bwatika |
| 3SG | stop | Miss | Taama | and | SEQ | get.off | SEQ | 3SG | bicycle |
| Miss T stopped and gets off her bike. |
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| e | ka- | raraa | ana | bwatika | iaan | te | kai | ao | ni | ka- | taetae | -a | Jack |
| 3SG | CAUS | lean | 3SG | bicycle | against | DEF | tree | and | LNK | CAUS | talk | nINDIV | Jack |
| She leaned her bike under the tree and talked to Jack. |
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| Jack | e | aera | ngkai | ko | a | kaukau | n | arona | anne |
| Jack | 3SG | why | now | COP | 3PL | bark | LNK | like | that |
| "Jack why are you barking like that?" |
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| Jack | e | aki | toki | kaukau | -na | ao | e | ka- | tai | -a | ni | biri | n | rimwiia | te | tabo | are | e | nako | Iai | te | kimoa |
| Jack | 3SG | NEG | stop | bark | 3SG | and | 3SG | CAUS | try | nINDIV | LNK | run | LNK | after | DEF | place | that | 3SG | go | EXIST | DEF | rat |
| Jack didnt stop barking and tried to run after the rat. |
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| Nei | Taama | e | biri | n | rimwii | -n | Jack |
| Miss | Taama | 3SG | run | LNK | after | 3SG | Jack |
| Miss Taama ran after Jack. |
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| e | bon | kan | reke | tebwiina | te | miniti | biri | -ia | ngke | a | noor | -a | naba | te | katamwa | ae | ka- | tai | -a | ni | ka- | kiokio | -a | te | moa |
| 3SG | EMPH | want | abou | ten | DEF | minute | run | 3PL | when | 3PL | see | nINDIV | SEQ | DEF | cat | SUB | CAUS | try | nINDIV | LNK | CAUS | chase | nINDIV | DEF | chicken |
| They ran for about 10 minutes when they saw a cat chasing the chicken. |
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| e | anaa | te | atiibu | Nei | Taama | ao | ni | ka- | tai | -a | ni | ka- | rebana | -a | te | katamwa |
| 3SG | pick.up | DEF | rock | Miss | Taama | and | LNK | CAUS | try | nINDIV | LNK | CAUS | throw.at | nINDIV | DEF | cat |
| Miss Taame picked up a rock and tried to throw it at the cat. |
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| e | takaka | ni | maaku | te | katamwa | ao | ni | biri | nako |
| 3SG | rush | LNK | afraid | DEF | cat | and | LNK | run | go |
| It (the cat) was terrified and ran away. |
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| e | toki | takaka | -n | te | moa | are | ka- | kiokio | -a | -ki |
| 3SG | stop | rush | 3SG | DEF | chicken | that | CAUS | chase | nINDIV | PASS |
| The chicken stopped freaking out and being chased. |
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| Nei | Taama | ma | Jack | a | kaai | n | rianna | n | oki | nako | -n | ana | bwatika | Nei | Taama | are | e | ka- | rara | nako | -n | te | kai |
| Miss | Taama | COM | Jack | 3PL | both | LNK | walk.long | LNK | back | go | 3SG | 3SG | bicycle | Miss | Taama | that | 3SG | CAUS | lean | go | 3SG | DEF | tree |
| Miss Taama and Jack both walked a long way back to her bicycle that she had leaned on a tree. |
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| e | bon | rangi | ni | kukurei | Nei | Taama | ni | wanawana | -n | ana | kamea | ae | Jack |
| 3SG | EMPH | very | LNK | happy | Miss | Taama | LNK | smart | 3SG | 3SG | dog | SUB | Jack |
| Miss Taama was very happy about Jack's smartness. |
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