Albanian (Mandrica). Evidentiality: Special form of admirative mood, 1
Ni nerí páska ni fíkçe. Fíkçen e mbléska ay llámja. | ||||||||
Ni SG.INDF | nerí man(M).SG | pás-ka have-ADM.PRS.3SG | ni SG.INDF | fíkçe. fig.tree(F).SG | Fíkçe-n fig.tree(F)-ACC.SG.DEF | e=mblés-ka 3SG.ACC=collect-ADM.PRS.3SG | ay that.NOM.SG | llámj-a. dragon(F)-NOM.SG.DEF |
A man had a fig tree. That dragon picked the figs. |
Type: Naturalistic spoken
Source: Sokolova 1983: 142