
| mo:w | t̪o | mits'eleʔ | -ka | |
| he | me | smile | -cause | |
| t̪o: | mo:w | tsimu | -tsimu | -ka | |
| me | he | sneer | -redup. | -cause | |
he made me smirk he made me smile | |||||
| ʔa: | mits'eleʔe | |
| I | smile | |
| John | -t̪u | ma | mits'elaʔ | -ade | |
| John | -acc. | you | smile | -present | |
you think John is cute | |||||
| ma:n | t̪o: | mits'eleʔ | -ka | |
| she | me | smile | -cause | |
| ba | mits'u | -n | ma:n | meʔ | k'o | mits'elaʔ | -adi | -nha | |
| person | embarrassed | -ing | she | char. | not | smile | -present | -not | |
she is ashamed so she doesn't smile | |||||||||
| ʔobit̪ay | na | -n | ma:n | k'o | mits'elaʔ | -adi | -nha | |
| toothless | be | -ing | she | not | smile | -present | -not | |
she does not smile because she has no teeth | ||||||||
| mo:wal | ma | mits'elaʔ | -ade | |
| him | you | smile | -present | |
you think he is cute | ||||
| ma | t̪a | mits'eleʔe | -ʔ | |
| you | Q | smile | -Q | |
did you smile? | ||||
| Edna | tsimu | -tsimu | |
| Edna | smile | -redup. | |
Edna sneered Edna smirks | |||
| mo:w | mits'eleʔe | |
| he | smile | |
he smiled | ||
| ma:n | tsimu | -tsimu | -da | ma:dal | ʔo | tʰot' | -nay | -mu:l | mat̪iy | -ji | |
| she | smirk | -redup. | -when | her | tooth | rotten | -the | -that | appear | -semelf. | |
while she smirked she showed those rotten teeth of hers when she smiled, her rotten teeth appeared | |||||||||||
| mo:wal | tsimu | -tsimu | -ka | -ya | -do | ʔa: | show | -ʔ | -ye | |
| him | sneer | -redup. | -cause | -passive | -evid. | I | hear | -semelf. | -past | |
I heard (they) made him smirk he was made to smile, I heard | ||||||||||
| mo:wal | tsimu | -tsimu | -ka | -ya | |
| him | smirk | -redup. | -cause | -passive | |
(they) made him smirk he was made to smile | |||||
| mo:wal | tsimu | -tsimu | -ka | -m | |
| him | smile | -redup. | -cause | -command | |
make him smirk! (command) let him smile! (command) | |||||
| ma:dal | mits'elaʔa | -de | |
| her | smile | -present | |
she is smiling | |||
| ma:n | mo:wal | tsimu | -tsimu | -ka | -do | |
| she | him | smirk | -redup. | -cause | -evid. | |
I hear she makes him smirk she made him smile, I hear | ||||||
| ma:n | t̪o: | tsimu | -tsimu | -ka | -y | |
| she | me | smirk | -redup. | -cause | -past | |
she made me smirk she made me smile | ||||||
| mo:wal | tsimu | -tsimu | -ka | -ya | -s'u | |
| him | smirk | -redup. | -cause | -passive | -almost | |
(they) almost made him smirk he was almost made to smile | ||||||
| pʰow | mits'elaʔa | -de | |
| they | smile | -present | |
| mo:wal | tsimu | -tsimu | -ka | -ya | -tʰe | |
| him | smile | -redup. | -cause | -passive | -used to | |
(they) used to make him smirk he used to be made to smile | ||||||
| ma:n | tsimu | -tsimu | -da | ma:dal | ʔo | tʰot' | mat̪iy | -ji | |
| she | smirk | -redup. | -when | her | tooth | rotten | appear | -semelf. | |
when she smiled her rotten teeth appeared while she smirked, her rotten teeth showed | |||||||||
| na:maʔ | ma | t̪o: | mits'eleʔ | -ka | |
| always | you | me | laugh | -cause | |
you make me smile all the time | |||||
| ma | t̪o: | mits'elaʔa | -n | -ka | |
| you | me | laugh | -ing | -cause | |
you are making me smile | |||||