a. APedro-e', las sèeys káa h chúun u pàax. Las òocho-e' ta'itak u ts'o'k-s-ik u pàax-o', káa t-u k'at-ah u báah Pablo, káa t-u p'at-ah u pàax Pedro, ma' t-u ts'o'k-s-ah u pàax-i'. Las dòose-e', káa t-uy a'l-ah Pedro t-uy atan: "Las òocho-e' *ta'itak in pàax, káa h tàal Pablo, káa h p'áat ma' t-in ts'o'k-s-ah in pàax-i'."
Pedro-TOP six.o'clock káa PRV start\ACAUS(B.3.SG) A.3 play.music\ATP eight.o'clock-TOP PROX A.3 end-CAUS-INC(B.3.SG) A.3 play.music\ATP-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 play.music\ATP Pedro NEG PRV-A.3 end-CAUS-CMP(B.3.SG) A.3 play.music\ATP-D4 twelve.o'clock-TOP káa PRV-A.3 say-CMP(B.3.SG) Pedro LOC-A.3 wife eight.o'clock-TOP PRV come(B.3.SG) Pablo káa PRV leave\ACAUS NEG PRV-A.1.SG end-CAUS-CMP(B.3.SG) A.1.SG play.music-D4
APedro, at six he started playing music. BAt eight, he had almost finished playing, (when) Pablo interfered (and) Pedro quit playing, he did not finish his play. CAt twelve, Pedro told his wife:D"At eight, *I almost played music, (when) Pablo came and it ended up with me not having finished my play."