bo i-kʊ-gon-a mu-n-k-iina mula∼mu-la ɪ-n-jala j-a-n̩-dʊm-aga fiijo , a-lɪnkʊ-tendeel-a pa-mwanya ʊkʊtɪ a-sook-e a-bʊʊk-e n-kʊ-ly-a . a-lɪnkw-ag-a ɪ-n-giisi jɪ-li=po ngatɪ mu-ndʊ ɪɪm-ile=po , ngɪmba ii-syanjʊ lɪ-n̩-gw-ɪl-iile=po
as 1-PRS-live-FV 18-18-7-pit REDUPL∼18-DIST AUG-9-hunger 9-PST-1-bite-IPFV INTENS 1-NARR-peep-FV 16-up COMP 1-leave-SUBJ 1-go-SUBJ 18-15-eat-FV 1-NARR-find-FV AUG-9-darkness 9-COP=16 like 1-person 1.stand/stop-PFV=16 behold 5-leave 5-1-fall-APPL-PFV=16
While he [Hare] was staying there in the pit, he was plagued by hunger. He had a look upwards to leave and go to eat. He found there was darkness, as if a person was standing there, in fact a leaf had fallen (there) on him.' [Saliki and Hare]