tʰaχtsa nɯ iʑo kɯrɯ tɕʰeme ra ɣɯ , nɯnɯ mɤlɤn ʑo pjɯ-tu kɯ-ra tɕe , stu ji-kɤ-nɯ-rga ɕti ,
coloured.belt DEM 1PL Tibetan woman PL GEN DEM absolutely EMPH IPFV-exist SBJ:PCP-be.needed LNK most 1PL.POSS-OBJ:PCP-APPL-like be.AFF:FACT
Coloured belts are something that we Tibetan woman must absolutely have, and it is what we like best.' (thaXtsa 2002)