Examples
- Excerpt from Dorfer & Tezcan (1994) p. 158-9
| Translation | IPA | |
|---|---|---|
| Once, Mullah Nasreddin had a son. | biː ki.niː mol.laː nas.ɾæd.diː.niːn oɣ.lu vaːɾ-aɾ.ti | |
| He said, "Oh Father, I want a wife." | hay.dɨ ki "æj baː.ba, mæŋ ki.ʃi ʃæj.jo.ɾum" | |
| He said, "My dear, we have a cow; take this cow and sell it. Come with the proceeds, we will buy you a wife! | hay.dɨ ki "bɒː.ba bi.zym biː sɨ.ɣɨ.ɾɨ.myz vaːɾ, je.tib̥ bo sɨ.ɣɨ.ɾɨ saː.tɨ, naɣd ʃæj.i puˑ.lĩn, jæk biz sæ̃ ki.ʃi al.duq |
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