A typical morning in Ambai

1. ahabua kamihai j-oa bari jau
   Tomorrow morning 1SG-stand REFL 1SG
   “Tomorrow morning I will get up.”
2. i-fatan-o ne-hu rorong poi. i-fatang kiai.
   1SG-make-O POS-1SG bedroom DEF 1SG-make COMPL
   “I organize my bedroom, (till) I finish”
3. i-ra-to refui fo. i-rawa i-nari adia.
   1SG-go-DIR kitchen DEF 1SG-go 1SG-make fire
   “I go to the kitchen. I go and make a fire.”
   Note: the word /refui/ which is glossed here as “kitchen” means literally “behind”, as the kitchen is behind the house.
4. i-fafi warangguai. i-ruai si.
   1SG-wash plate. 1SG-wash 3SG.ACC
   “I wash a plate. I wash it.”
5. ainanaya i-rang-o romang. i-nari anang.
   then 1SG-cook-O boiling-water 1SG-make sago-pudding
   “Then I boil water. I make a sago pudding.”
6. i-rang diang. feaifa i-ran-ai kiai.
   1SG-cook fish. also 1SG-cook-3SG COMPL.
   “I cook a fish, (till) I finish cooking.”
7. i-sahu ne-hu dai, ne-hu aí
   1SG-call POS-1SG father POS-1SG mother
   ne-hu roromang tuti ne-hu rorowing.
   POS-1SG brother with POS-1SG sister.
   “I call my father, my mother, my brother and my sister.”
8. i-sahu we coru kiai. co-roma.
   1SG-call for 3TR COMPL 3TR-come.
   “I call to them all, and they come.”
   Note: We would expect here the usage of /ea/ (3PL) instead of /coru/ (3TR).
9. tat-ampi, ta-tampi kiai.
   4PL-eat, 4PL-eat COMPL.
   “We eat, (till) we finish eating.”
   Note: surprisingly the 4^th person is used, instead of the 1^st person, thus implying the inclusion of the addressee. This might be a narrative technique.
10. j-utang-o ne-hu rorowing katui nei. j-eo tu-wo to romi fo.
    1SG-ask-O POS-1SG sister small DEF. 1SG-tell 4DL-row DIR field DEF.
    “I ask my small sister, that we row to the field.”