My studies

1. i-minohi na Ambai j-enaung na Ambai.
1SG-stay LOC Ambai 1SG-study LOC Ambai

“I stayed in Ambai (and) I studied in Ambai.”

2. j-ontai-to Urui.
1SG-travel-DIR Serui.

”I went to Serui.”

3. j-enaung kontai na Urui.
1SG-study also LOC Serui.

“I also studied in Serui.”

4. j-eunaung kiai j-ontai-to Jaya-Pura.
1SG-study COMPL 1SG-travel-DIR Jaya-Pura

“I finished my studying and traveled to Jaya-Pura.”

5. i-minohi na Jaya-Pura j-eunaung kontai.
1SG-sit LOC Jaya-Pura 1SG-study also.

“I stayed in Jaya-Pura and studied also there.”

6. ainana-ya j-eunaung kiai j-ontai-to Mano-Kwari.
then 1SG-study COMPL 1SG-travel-DIR Mano-Kwari

“Then I finished my studying and went to Mano-Kwari.”

7. i-minohi na Mano-Kwari.
1SG-sit LOC Mano-Kwari
”I stayed in Mano-Kwari.”

8. j-eunau na Mano-Kwari kontai na universitas Negri-Papua.
1SG-worked LOC Mano-Kwari also LOC university Negri-Papua.

”I teached also in Mano-Kwari at the University of Negri-Papua.”

9. i-minohi ya j-enatu-o kaiwo bei to Jakarta.
1SG-sit then 1SG-send-O letter IND DIR Jakarta

“I stayed there and then I sent a letter to Jakarta.”

10. ainana-ya, mano Indonesia nesa e-teio dento.

then NOM Indonesia they 3PL-say yes

“Then (the government of) Indonesia said yes.”

Note: the word /mano/ is a kind of nominalizer similar to /mani/ or a relativizer. However, here it seems to function as a nominal head of a genitive expression, similar to demonstrative in “those of Indonesia”.

11. anto-hari ne-mu kaiwo b-onatu fefe.

1TR-take POSS-2SG letter 2SG-give IND

”We received a letter you sent.”

12. anto-re yo b-ontai to Waranda b-oinaung na
1TR-say yes 2SG-travel DIR Holland 2SG-study LOC
Waranda kontai.
Holland too

”We say yes, you will travel to Holland and you will study in Holland too.”

13. ainana-ya defuina bo-nini j-ontai.

then year this 1SG-travel

”Then this year I traveled.”

14. j-ontai na Jakarta to Waranda.

1SG-travel LOC Jakarta DIR Holland

”I traveled from Jakarta to Holland.”

15. j-eunau na-o universitas Leiden.

1SG-study LOC-o university Leiden

“I study at the Leiden university.”

16. j-ontai ma i-minohi na Waranda mani e-teio <Oestgeest>.

1SG-travel here 1SG-stay LOC Holland this 3PL-say Oestgeest

”I traveled here and I stay in Holland, (in a place) they call Oestgeest.”

17. i-minohi na nanaifa ambori rahidane mani i-ra to katai aunaung.

1SG-stay LOC there so-that everyday this 1SG-go DIR place study

”I stay there and everyday I go to the campus.”