APedroe' las sèeys káa h chúun u ts'íibtik hunp'éel kàarta. Las òochoe' ta'itak u ts'o'ksik le kàartao', káa tu k'atah u báah Pablo, káa tu p'atah u ts'íib Pedro, káa h p'áat le kàarta bèey ma' h ts'o'ko'. Las dòosee', káa tuy a'lah Pedro tuy atan: "Las òochoe' ta'itak in ts'íibtik hunp'éel kàarta, káa h tàal Pablo, káa h p'áat ma' h bèeychahi'.
Pedro-TOP six.o'clock káa PRV start\ACAUS(B.3.SG) A.3 write-APP-INC(B.3.SG) one-CL.IN letter eight.o'clock-TOP PROX A.3 end-CAUS-INC(B.3.SG) DEF letter-D2 káa PRV-A.3 cross-CMP(B.3.SG) A.3 self Pablo káa PRV-A.3 leave-CMP(B.3.SG) A.3 write Pedro káa PRV leave\ACAUS DEF letter thus NEG PRV end(B.3.SG)-D2 twelve.o'clock-TOP káa PRV-A.3 say-CMP(B.3.SG) Pedro LOC-A.3 wife eight.o'clock-TOP PROX A.1.SG write-APP-INC(B.3.SG) one-CL.IN letter káa PRV come(B.3.SG) Pablo káa PRV leave\ACAUS(B.3.SG) NEG PRV thus-PROC.CMP(B.3.SG)-D4
APedro, at six he started writing a letter. BAt eight, he had almost finished the letter, (when) Pablo interfered (and) Pedro quit writing and the letter remained unfinished. CAt twelve, Pedro told his wife:D"At eight, I had almost written a letter (more lit. I almost wrote a letter), (when) Pablo came (and) I ended up undone (more lit. it remained not having being possible).