9  Examples of Old Shókë

To do: develop this a bit more and try to push the boundary of what’s expressible this way.

Old Shókë	Gloss	Translation
Kæt xoma ke shem	This night I sleep	I will sleep tonight. Or, Ke kæt xoma shem.
Shoke trk mrm-kætr	We/us go water-drink	Let’s go and drink water.
Ke no mrm shoxtr	I him/her water give	I will give him/her water.
Sho tik koch kætr kesh shoxtr	You sharp stone take fire make	Take the sharp stone and make fire (strike sparks)
Che che che che che … shoke nozh thothrk che gæm	No no no no no … we those mushroom(s) no/not eat	No no no no no … we are not eating those mushrooms.
Jitjit dhæm shem	Bird tree sleep(s)	The bird is sleeping in the tree.
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