kɯɕɯŋgɯ rɟama ɯ-taʁ tɕe , kɯrcɤ-sraŋ tɕe rɟɤpɕɤt , sqaprɤ-sraŋ tɕe tɯ-tɯrpa pjɤ-ŋu .
in.former.times weighing.scales 3SG.POSS-on LNK eight-pound LNK half.pound sixteen-ounce LNK one-pound IFR.IPFV-be
In former times, on the scales, one half pound was eight ounces, and one pound was sixteen ounces.' (140515 rJama)