kupa-skɤt tú-wɣ-βzu tɕe nɯnɯ a-pɯ-ŋu , iʑo ɣɯ <guoyu> ɲɯ-ŋu tɕe , nɯnɯ kɤsɯfse ɣɯ ji-rju ɲɯ-ŋu tɕe , pjɯ-kɯ-ɤmɯ-tso ɲɯ-ra ri , li nɯ koŋla mɯ́j-tso-nɯ .
Chinese-language IPFV-INV-make LNK DEM IRR-IPFV-be 1SG GEN national.language SENS-be LNK DEM all GEN 1SG.POSS-speech SENS-be LNK IPFV-GENR:S/O-RECIP-understand SENS-be.needed LNK again DEM completely NEG.SENS-understand-PL
When we speak Chinese, since it is our national language, our common language, we should be able to understand each other, but [some people in Tshobdun] do not understand it completely either.' (150901 tshuBdWnskAt)