Dhrinian (Dh’relėm)

Introduction

[On a hill,] a sheep that had no wool saw horses, one of them pulling a heavy wagon, one carrying a big load, and one carrying a man quickly.

L-ah’enâr, čaheto’ dér g’e-g’hainh’ sy’ merino,

ON.HILL.loc SEE.3pp.inanimate.pret. SHEEP NONE-NO-WOOL.acc part. HORSE.pl.dat

t’og dh’-marno hadhyo’ trama mejâ,

ONE (partitive particle) HORSE PULL.3ps.inanimate.pret HEAVY WAGON

t’og hena dh’marno hadhyo’ dham’ŋu pune,

ONE OTHER (partitive particle) HORSE PULL.3ps.inam.pret FULL LOAD

t’og hena dh’marno hadhyo’ rudhâ sme’myhü.

ONE OTHER (partitive particle) HORSE PULL QUICKLY.adv(prolat.) MAN.dat