In Dozhu:n, we have the following:
On Mon, 4 Aug 2003, Nikhil Sinha wrote:
> Here are some sentences in Góquim:
>
> 1. Three birds are flying.
Ka:ftabel (gu:k) qih:ded-repe:.
[kA:ftAbel gu:k ?1:ded repe:]
ka:fta -bel (gu:k) qih:d -ed - repe:
bird -TRIAL (three) go -AGENT - flyingly
"Three birds go flyingly."
> 2. Goquim is a simple language.
Go:kwim coxko:yoxh do:zhun.
[go:kwim coxko:joh do:Zun]
go:kwim coxko: -yVxh do:zh -un
goquim easy -ily speak -INSTR
"Goquim speaks-with easily."
> 3. There were many beautiful trees in the garden.
Bo-xa:gas-ji:q le:vzoghe be:lazh je:n-xkazhe:.
[boxA:gAs ji:? le:vzoGe be:lAZ je:n xkAZe:]
bo- xa:g -as - j -i: -q le:vzo -ghe be:lazh je:n -xkazhe:
NATURAL- garden -LOC - AMONG-STATIVE-(-) pretty -MANY tree be.state -standingly
the- garden -LOC - in pretty -MANY tree are standing
"In the garden many beautiful trees are being standingly (are standing)."
> 4. I am learning Goquim.
> 5. My name is Nikhil Sinha.
Si:nhaqap ni:khilap nihghzha:ko.
[si:nhA?Ap ni:khilAp n1GZA:ko]
si:nha -ap ni:khil -ap nih- ghzha:k -o
Sinha -MANNER Nikhil -MANNER NEG- call/name -1
"By Nikhil I am not called"
Eh:palowqap qighzha:ko.
[@:pAlow?Ap ?iGZA:ko]
eh:palow -qap qi- ghzha:k -o
Apollo -MANNER HABIT- call/name -1
"By Apollo I am called"
> 6. Where is the book?
Xeh:shshas pah-bo:k jih:ker.
[x@:SSAs pabo:k j1:ker]
xeh:shsh -as pah- bo:k jih:k -er
QUESTION -LOC ARTIFACT- book be.state -THEME
> 7. You are coming with me.
Zi-mo:yux viqih:gu.
[zimo:jux vi?1:gu]
zi- mo: -y -ux vi- qih:g -u
SENTIENT- 1stp -SING -COMIT CONT- go -2
"You are accompanying me."
> 8. Are you coming with me?
Zi-mo:yux mihqih:gu?
[zimo:jux m1?1:gu]
zi- mo: -y -ux mih- qih:g -u
SENTIENT- 1stp -SING -COMIT INTERR- go -2
"Are you accompanying me?"
*. You are accompanying me!
Zi-mo:yux sihqih:gu?
[zimo:jux s1?1:gu]
zi- mo: -y -ux sih- qih:g -u
SENTIENT- 1stp -SING -COMIT IMPER- go -2
"You are accompanying me!"
> 9. What is the name of that city?
Xeh:shshap pah-gu:q pah-do:log qighzha:kuk?
[x@:SSAP pagu:? pado:log ?iGZA:kuk]
xeh:shsh -ap pah- gu:q pah- do:log qi- ghzha:k -uk
QUESTION -MANNER ART- yonder ART- city HABITUAL- call/name -RECIP
"In what manner is that city called?"
--Apollo Hogan