sahs001.002 sahs001.002.001 78.000 83.600 Hussaini mɔ̀zɔ́ɔrí mà- NC4- nc- zɔ́ɔrí cat n mòkôo ma- AGR4- agv- koo die v -LHL -RLS -vtone kàdùníyà kà- nc1- nc- dùníyà world n káyã́a kàrìmâi ká- ag1.SBJN- ag- yaan do v -H -realis -tns kàrìmâi pleasure n The cat is dead, let the world be happy! Why is the verb high tone on 'kayaan'? sahs001.002.002 85.760 90.360 Hussaini mísòoníi mísòoníi story n mísòoníi, mísòoníi story n míi... *míi... *** *** mìi..., *mìi... *** *** àyá aya come v -L -H -imperative -tns tíyònò, tí- 1PP.SBJN- agp- yoo go v -L -base.form -tns -nà -DIREC -asp hói... *hói... *** *** hòi... *hòi... *** *** story opening formulaic story opening Not sure what the -no suffix is here sahs001.002.003 91.000 102.560 Hussaini kúnà kù- ag9- ag- nà the art kwã́a'ã́ kúmá kúmá mɔ̀zɔ́ɔrí mɔ̀zɔ́ɔrí kwáan'án day n kùmà more quant? kùmà more quant? mà- nc4- nc- zɔ́ɔrí cat n mà- nc4- nc- zɔ́ɔrí cat n one day the cat... sahs001.002.004 112.520 118.160 Hussaini kúnà kù- ag9- ag- nà the art kwã́a'ã́ à'ã̂a àhyã̂a kwáan'án day n à- nc2- nc- 'áan rat n à- 3PP- agp- hyaan say v -HL -realis -tns mɔ̀zɔ́ɔrí mà- nc4- nc- zɔ́ɔrí cat n mòkôo ma- AGR4- agv- koo die v -LHL -RLS -vtone kàdùníyà kà- nc1- nc- dùníyà world n kàyã́a kàrìmâi ká- ag1.SBJN- ag- yaan do v -H -realis -tns kàrìmâi pleasure n one day the rats said if the cat died the world would be a better place sahs001.002.005 118.560 119.605 Hussaini dègèlée dègèlée then adv? hɔ̀'ɔ́pɔ̀ há- ag2- ag- 'ɔpɔ hold v -H -L -realis -tns ká... *ká... *** *** kùzé'ũ̀ dón kúkòonò mɔ̀zɔ̀ɔrì kù- nc9- nc- zé'ùn dancing n dón ? part? kù- ag9- ag- koo die v -L -base.form -tns -nà -PERF? -asp mà- nc4- nc- zɔ́ɔrí cat n -L -L -acc -case then they started dancing because of the death of the cat Ibrahim said o'opo no good here because rats are non-human - therefore we have gender agreement here with no antecedent in the clause. 'Sun kama rawa mazuru ya mutu' - so cat is borrowed. The meaning of 'ka' is obscure here - 'he' could not replace 'ke' here, although it seems to be plural rats that are involved. It sounds like ka- in the original recording...It may be reduplication. Finally I don't understand the construction of the last two words. sahs001.002.006 123.460 125.360 Hussaini dègèlée dègèlée then adv? háyà à- 3PP- agp- aya come v -H -L -realis -tns àhyã̂a à- 3PP- agp- hyaan say v -HL -realis -tns múu mɔ́ɔ child n -PL -PL -afx zè'ẽ́nèǃ ze'en dance v -L -H -imperative -tns -nà -pl imperative -afx they said 'small ones dance!' sahs001.002.007 126.580 129.590 Hussaini múu mɔ́ɔ child n -PL -PL -afx mɔ̀'ɔ́pɔ̀ mà- ag4- ag- 'ɔpɔ hold v -H -L -realis -tns kùzé'ũ̀, má... ánà kù- nc9- nc- zé'ùn dancing n *má... *** *** ánà when conj múu mɔ́ɔ child n -PL -PL -afx kɔ́tɔ̀nɔ̀, kɔtɔ finish v -na -PFV -asp -LHL -RLS -vtone dègèlée dègèlée then adv? érè éré they pro háayà há- ag2- ag- aya come v -H -L -realis -tns the small ones took to dancing, when the small ones finished, then they (the big rats) came muu here at the start is a mistake sahs001.002.008 130.340 131.740 Hussaini háyà àhyã̂anà éré vésì à- 3PP- agp- aya come v -H -L à- -reali3PP- -tns agp- hyaan say v -HL -realis -tns -nà -PERF? -asp éré they pro vésì too ? háyà à- 3PP- agp- aya come v -H -L -realis -tns a̋ á to prep zé'ẽ̀ ze'en dance v -H -L -realis -tns they said they too will be at dance is this a the preposition? or is it 'so that they will dance'? This seems very condensed sahs001.002.009 132.110 133.640 Hussaini háyà à- 3PP- agp- aya come v -H -L -realis -tns háyà à- 3PP- agp- aya come v -H -L -realis -tns òkóndò à- 3PP- agp- kondo enter v -H -L -realis -tns kùzé'ũ̀ kù- nc9- nc- zé'ùn dancing n they entered dancing two háyà's is mistake according to Ibrahim sahs001.002.010 134.340 136.900 Hussaini àhyã̂a kùzé'ũ̀ kwíivè kwámã̀yã̀ bà 'írì kúmùu cé à- 3PP- agp- hyaan say v -HL -realis -tns kù- nc9- nc- zé'ùn dancing n kù- ag9- ag- ívè 3pp.poss pro kù- ag9- ag- à- nc2- nc- mányàn elder.sibling n -L -L -assoc -assoc bà neg neg 'írì like conj kù- ag9- ag- mɔɔ *** *** -PL -PL -afx -L -assoc -assoc cè neg neg they (big rats) said their dancing of big brothers is not like (that) of small ones kwámànyàn has nasal j sahs001.002.011 137.750 140.480 Hussaini kwíivè kù- ag9- ag- ívè 3pp.poss pro èsìzè'ẽ̀zé'ẽ̀, *èsìzè'ènzé'èn *** *** nàyùwwò ìn and conj à- 3PP- agp- yuwwo turn.round v -L -L -base.form -tns kù'ìzà kù- nc9- nc- 'ízá tail n -L -L -acc -case theirs they are dancing, with twirling of tail. Redup verb sahs001.002.012 142.030 149.110 Hussaini dègèlée dègèlée then adv? èsée èsée of course? conj? mɔ̀zɔ́ɔrí mà- nc4- nc- zɔ́ɔrí cat n mòkôo mà- ag4- ag- koo die v -HL -realis -tns cè cè neg neg màcíɗúwàcíɗúwà, *màcíɗúwàcíɗúwà *** *** mɔ̀zɔ́ɔrí mà- nc4- nc- zɔ́ɔrí cat n mòkôo ma- AGR4- agv- koo die v -LHL -RLS -vtone cè cè neg neg màcíɗúwàcíɗúwà *màcíɗúwàcíɗúwà *** *** then the cat didn't die, it just fainted Redup verb sahs001.002.013 150.220 151.670 Hussaini mɔ́ɔ mɔ́ɔ child n mòcíyò mà- nc4- nc- tiyo get v -H -L -realis -tns zzá Cdup- nc8- nc- zá human n ttò Cdup- ag8- ag- tôo one num mànímà mà- ag4- ag- numa bite v -H -L -realis -tns it got one rat it bit (him) manuma not accepted here. Could words that are alternately u or i derive from the lost high central vowel? Hussaini actually says mociyo here. Ibrahim says this is a mistake and it should be motiyo. I'm beginning to think this is a rather common 'mistake'. Why is there mɔɔ at the start? sahs001.002.014 152.530 154.210 Hussaini dègèlée dègèlée then adv? háyà à- 3PP- agp- aya come v -H -L -realis -tns àwáacìkà à- 3PP- agp- waacika disperse v -H -L -realis -tns nìláɗɗì ìn with conj ì- nc3- nc- láɗɗì speed n then they dispersed quickly 'sun wace' double-check is this waacikwa or waacika sahs001.002.015 154.840 156.290 Hussaini àhyã̂a mɔ̀zɔ́ɔrí mòkôo cé à- 3PP- agp- hyaan say v -HL -realis -tns mà- nc4- nc- zɔ́ɔrí cat n ma- AGR4- agv- koo die v -LHL -RLS -vtone cè neg neg they said the cat didn't die ../audio/sahs001_file01.mp3 audio/x-wav