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Search: gekpese. 2 total hits in 1 transcripts.
The weasel (2)
aŋi mosoni:, mosoni: uta-wa, em’e aŋi-we-ni gekpese-we-ni ilemu-kce-ini, e-ini čala=ta.
INDEF wrestle.PRES.PTC wrestle.PRES.PTC that-ACC come.PF INDEF-ACC-3SG crown-ACC-3SG reach-INTENT-3SG NEG-3SG want=FOC
INDEF wrestle.PRES.ПРИЧ wrestle.PRES.ПРИЧ тот-АКК прийти.ПРФ INDEF-АКК-3ЕД crown-АКК-3ЕД достичь-INTENT-3ЕД НЕГ-3ЕД хотеть=ФОК
They fought and fought. The girl wanted to touch the top of its head, but the weasel wouldn’t let her do it.
Боролись, боролись, девушка пыталась до его макушки дотянуться, а колонок не хочет.