lv̩˧mo˥ dʑɯ˩ le˧ qv̩˩a si˧mo˥ le˧ dze˩a -kv̩˧˥ no˩ ə˧tse˧ le˧ ʂɯ˧a mɤ˧ tʰɑ˧˥ di˩a
old.stones water ACCOMP to_carry_away old_wood ACCOMP to_cut ABILITIVE 2SG INTERROG.why ACCOMP to_die NEG PERMISSIVE EXIST.SPATIAL
Old stones are carried away by the stream; and old wood gets chopped down! And you, why won't you die?' (Field notes. Context: jeering an elderly person. Na tradition assigns human beings a lifespan of sixty years; people getting past seventy are considered to be well past their expected lifespan.)