Interlinear glossed textdoreco_sumi1235_ABT3-VS1_KY1_interview02-A
| alomoadj
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| a- | lo | -mo | =ke | =u | =ye | | NRL- | good | -NEG | =NZR | =DEF | =TOP |
| | Translation | what is bad is |
| | | Translation | if we start using nagames, then us |
| | | Translation | stops speaking English |
| yen
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| Sümi | tsa | | Sumi.people | language |
| | Translation | Sumi, even between Sumis we stop speaking Sumi and starts using Nagamese more |
| lov
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| shi | -a | -mu | | happen | -IMPRF | -even.though |
Englishv
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| pi | -mo | -ve | =pu | | say | -NEG | -VM | =CONN |
| | Translation | even in the classroom, they stop using English and start speaking only Nagamese |
| | | Translation | just like that |
| | | Translation | just during that time |
| | | Translation | Nagamese must be used |
| kughengunoadv
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| ku | ghengu | =no | | what | because | =FOC |
| | Translation | because |
| lov
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| a | -ni | =pu | =no | | PROG | -PRES | =CONN | =CONN |
| | Translation | we are staying (living) in Nagaland and |
| | | Translation | (when we think) think and look even in India |
| | | Translation | there is a common language, that is Hindi |
| countryn
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| country | =qo | =lo | | country | =PL | =LOC |
lov
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| toi | =ke | =u | =lo | | be.like | =NZR | =DEF | =LOC |
| | Translation | or in other countries like Spanish they |
| qov
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| toi | =ke | =u | =lo | | be.like | =NZR | =DEF | =LOC |
| | Translation | like in Spain, Spanish is used |
| | | Translation | so we are Nagaland, and we do not have one common language |
| ikon
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| Sümi | tsa | | Sumi.people | language |
| | Translation | think and look, we are speaking Sumi |
| aghiv
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| a | -ghi | -nani | | EXIST | -CONT? | -FUT |
piv
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| a | -ghi | -nani | | EXIST | -CONT? | -FUT |
| | Translation | like some other speaking Ao, some other speaking Lotha |
| | | Translation | if Nagamese becomes one common language that is |
| | | Translation | if all tribes use one common language |
| alashiv
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| alashi | -nani | =ke | | make.peace | -FUT | =NZR |
| | Translation | there will be more unity |
| | | Translation | will relate very well to one another |
| | | Translation | so if Nagamese is made the common language and used, even that will be good |
| sümitsan
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| Sümi | tsa | =ye | | Sumi.people | language | =TOP |
| | Translation | even if Nagmese is involved, Sumi language that is |
| | | Translation | will be there because |
| kutolon
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| Sümi | tsa | | Sumi.people | language |
| | Translation | sumi had been existing for a long time but even today we are still speaking Sumi language |
| lov
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| ighi | va | =ke | =mu | | come | PRF | =NZR | =even.though |
| | Translation | we have come to 21st century but |
| sümitsan
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| Sümi | tsa | | Sumi.people | language |
| | Translation | we are still speaking sumi language |
| | | Translation | and will continue using it like this |
| ghulokin
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| ghuloki | =lo | | time.period | =LOC |
sümin
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| tsa | -o | =no | | language | -LOC? | =INST |
| | Translation | when i get married, i will talk to my children in Sumi |
| naniadv
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| i | =ke | =mu | | PRX | =NZR | =even.though |
ikemun
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| Sümi | tsa | =ye | | Sumi.people | language | =TOP |
yepro
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| khile | -mu | | where | -even.though |
tiv
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| ha | u | -ve | -ni | =ke | =u | | lose | go | -VM | -FUT | =NZR | =DEF |
| | Translation | Nagamese will also be there but Sumi language will never be lost (will never vanish) |
| nanin
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| Sümi | tsa | =ye | | Sumi.people | language | =TOP |
| | Translation | sumi language will be passed down from generation to generation and that is |
| sümitsan
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| Sümi | tsa | | Sumi.people | language |
vaadv
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| i | =ke | =mu | | PRX | =NZR | =even.though |
stilln
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| Sümi | tsa | | Sumi.people | language |
| | Translation | pure sumi language was spoke but now its not pure but we are still speaking sumi |
| sümitsan
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| Sümi | tsa | =ye | | Sumi.people | language | =TOP |
| | Translation | and like that it will go on and sumi language that is |
| shiniv
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| shi | -ni | =ke | =u | =ye | | become | -FUT | =NZR | =DEF | =TOP |
| | Translation | to be extict |
| | | Translation | not (will not be extinct) |
| Nagameseadj
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| a- | lohai | -shi | | NRL- | regular? | -ADV |
| | Translation | if we start using nagamese regularly we |
| | | Translation | even Sumi like |
| | | Translation | in their family, sumi |
| shiav
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| shi | -a | -mu | | be | -IMPRF | -even.though |
| | Translation | even within Sumi and Sumi, these days even fathers-mothers (parents) have started speaking nagamese more |
| sümitsan
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| Sümi | tsa | =no | =qo | | Sumi.people | language | =ASSOC.PL | =PL |
| | Translation | even no one is speaing Sumi language more |
| alohaiadj
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| a- | lohai | -shi | | NRL- | regular? | -ADV |
shiv
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| pi | -u | -ve | =ke | =lo | | say | -INCEP | -VM | =NZR | =LOC |
| | Translation | does not use anymore, after regularly speaking Nagamese |
| alohaiadj
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| a- | lohai | -shi | | NRL- | regular? | -ADV |
| | Translation | if starts speaking regularly |
| ghiv
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| kümsüma | -ve | -nani | =ke | | forget | -VM | -FUT | =NZR |
| | Translation | will forget even our own mother-tongue |
| | | Translation | they will speak in the future |
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