Ismaʕil-a pikru b-odi-n ʕoƛira-n esyu-bi-r kumak b-odi-näy dandir b-iħanad-xozo-zo rok’u-ƛ’or r-ay dice č’uħaraw žek’u yoł yeda-ƛin žedu-r-gon kumak b-odi-näy esyu-bi-z rok’u-ƛ’or r-ay dice ħalikataw žek’u yeda yoł-ƛin
Ismail-ERG idea III-do-PST.UNW seven.OBL-TOP brother-PL-LAT help III-do-CND.CVB towards I.PL-fight-PRS.PRT.OBL-ATTR.OBL heart-SUPER.LAT IV-come how.much proud man be DEM2.ISG-QUOT DEM1.IPL.OBL-LAT-CNTR help III-do-CND.CVB brother-PL-GEN2 heart-SUPER.LAT IV-come how.much mean man DEM2.ISG be-QUOT
Ismail thought: "If I help the seven brothers, the ones they are fighting will notice what a proud man I am, but if I help them instead, the brothers will notice, what a mean man I am."