Ø=mu-ɣáruka a-ŋga-βɔnɛk-ire Maria n=a-ŋga-tʃɔɔmir-u .
=C1-elder SA1--show.up-PFV Maria FOC=SA1-COND-be.happy-FV
If any elder showed up Mary would be happy.’ (adapted from Gambarage 2019:166–167) Rejected in context: A mother has a sick child and only elderly people know the traditional cure for the disease. There is a specific elder who knows the medicine for the disease. The mother says she will be happy if that elder showed up. Accepted in context: A mother has a sick child and only elderly people know the traditional cure for the disease. She would be happy if any elder comes, but that’s impossible, because there are no elders in this community.