yars- (transitive verb), imperfective yarsacam: to admit, say something in spite (of something else).
sendá yars-upam russú nget rupanducám urcendalut
EMPH.NEG admit-PERF.TRANS never COMPL murder.POT.TRANS sister.ACC.DEF
“I [will] never admit to killing [my] sister”
túnum (noun): crime, offense.
ta már hendassángac túnumb-ettár
NEG he be.ashamed.ITER crime-ILL
“he is not one to be ashamed of [his] crimes”
Listen to the example sentence here: W_HE_110_tuunum_example
velá- (transitive verb), imperfective veláram: to ignite, burn, set fire to (something).
yattáyer máca velá-m mbÃrandúninut
eyes.SOC they ignite.PERF-TRANS hill.SUPERESS.DEF
“they seem to have started a fire up on the hill”
Although the verb veláram is transitive, it can also be used without an overt direct object, simply implying that the making of a fire has occurred.
narc (noun): hunter, a person who hunts.
crunga narc-á lersá cÃrcasur-urcatan
today hunter-PL come.PERF stag.GEN-seven.ANTESS
“the hunters brought back seven stags today”
mbúrac (noun): clover.
pámá lavarendám mbúrac-al úcandec
goat.PL eat.COMPL.TRANS clover-ACC meadow.BEN
“the goats ate [all the] clover in the field”
sársava- (transitive verb), imperfective sársavavam or sársavam: to cross, go across (something).
len sársava-m yambaralut tá-lendamusettár
we cross.PERF-TRANS street.ACC.DEF all-we.mud.ILL
“we crossed the street [only to be] covered in mud”
hessÃn (noun): flour.
pulláng hessÃnd-ur hásandur-partul nivandanartángut
steal.MID flour-GEN bag.GEN-six.ACC warehouse.EL.DEF
“six bags of flour were stolen from the warehouse”
punga (noun): poor, impoverished.
punga mbe varna yurtingá
poor and power-hungry judge.REFL
“the poor and power-hungry [alike] are responsible for their own fortunes” (= ‘judge themselves’)
Listen to the example sentence here: W_HE_104_punga_example
camá (noun): language.
ta yanárá tiná sangáyisam camá-yeválut
NEG weak.PL here speak.IMPERF.NON1.TRANS language-cloud.ACC.DEF
“[these] weaklings do not speak the language of the Cloud”
ticir- (transitive verb), imperfective ticiravam: to set up, adjust, arrange.
ticir-am nget már mbessásÃm yándalut essa-sárnemec
arrange.PERF-TRANS that he meet.POT.TRANS bride.ACC.DEF next-moon.INESS
“I arranged for him to meet [his] bride next month”
