kupaskɤt túwɣβzu tɕe nɯnɯ apɯŋu , iʑo ɣɯ <guoyu> ɲɯŋu tɕe , nɯnɯ kɤsɯfse ɣɯ jirju ɲɯŋu tɕe , pjɯkɯɤmɯtso ɲɯra ri , li nɯ koŋla mɯ́jtsonɯ .
Chinese-language IPFV-INV-make LNK DEM IRR-IPFV-be 1SG GEN national.language SENS-be LNK DEM all GEN 1SG.POSS-speech SENS-be LNK IPFV-GENR:S/O-RECIP-understand SENS-be.needed LNK again DEM completely NEG.SENS-understand-PL
When we speak Chinese, since it is our national language, our common language, we should be able to understand each other, but [some people in Tshobdun] do not understand it completely either.' (150901 tshuBdWnskAt)