ʕAbdal di zows yołƛin , eƛin ʕomoyä , ciqqotow łemuri mi di bac’ƛin .
fool me be.NPRS-PST.WIT be-QUOT say-PST.UNW donkey-ERG forest-POSS.ESS-EMPH otherwise-IRR you me III-eat-QUOT
"If I were a fool," said a donkey, "you would've eaten me in the forest."