Basic

clauses

Below are twenty recordings of basic clauses in Karitiana. For a comprehensive examination of Karitiana declarative clauses, see Everett 2006 in the Papers section of this site.

The first ten clauses are declaratives, the last ten interrogatives.

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Declarative clauses

1. The macaw is flying.

2. I’ve arrived. (I’ve come.)

3. He sent the meat to his house.

4. I turned.

5. I sat on the chair.

6. She’s shorter than her.

7. She speaks less than her.

8. They’re going hunting in a few days.

9. I’ll come back Friday.

10. I hear he’s not going tomorrow.

Interrogative clauses

11. Are you hungry?

12. Did you hear?

13. Go! (Goodbye.)

14. Did he go to the field?

15. Did he go to town?

16. Why do you love me?

17. Don’t you know how?

18. Did you go to escovel (rodeo)?

19. How many days before you return?

20. Are you going tomorrow?

Karitiâna Data

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