Balkan Slavic (Vranishte). Evidentiality: semantics: Mirative meaning dominates, 1
Шо си биф игбал’ија! шо си, дете, било улавесто! шо сте биле лəжл’иве! šo si bif igbal’ija! šo si, dete, bilo ulavesto! šo ste bile ləžl’ive! | ||||||||||||
šo what | si be(IPFV).PRS.2SG.AUX | bi-f be(IPFV)-PTCP.M.SG | igbal’ija lucky.person | šo what | si be(IPFV).PRS.2SG.AUX | dete child | bi-l-o be(IPFV)-PTCP-M.SG | ulavesto mad.N.SG | šo what | ste be(IPFV).PRS.2PL.AUX | bile be(IPFV)-PTCP-F.PL | ləžl’ive lying.F.PL |
Surprize, how lucky you are! Surprize, how mad are you, boy! Surprize, how lying you are! |
Type: Naturalistic spoken
Source: Mladenović 2001: 496