fou
conjunction: (subordinating) before
from: before
Examples:
| Oso fous laik sou strik. Tomak don ge led op. Artigas nou laik gona kom nau. | |||||||||||||||
| Oso | fous | laik | sou | strik. | Tomak | don | ge | led | op. | Artigas | nou | laik | gona | kom | nau. |
| us-all | force | like | so | streak | Tomac | don | get | laid | up | Artigas | no | like | gunner | come | now |
| 1PL.INCL | force | be | EMPH | small | Tomac | PAST | PASS | injure | SAT | Artigas | NEG | be | warrior | from | now |
| Our numbers are too small. Tomac has been wounded. Artigas is not yet a warrior. | |||||||||||||||
| Tam'ma gatru sodwe zo na teg'ma we na ge hod op fou'ma hon da sobwe-de op. | |||||||||||||||
| Tam'ma | gatru | sodwe | zo | na | teg'ma | we | na | ge | hod | op | fou'ma | hon | da | sobwe-de | op. |
| If they took the southern pass we should be able to head them off before they get to the tunnel. | |||||||||||||||
| Oso souda lok em veida tro op fou bilaik emo hon emo sobwe-de op. | |||||||||||||
| Oso | souda | lok | em | veida | tro | op | fou | bilaik | emo | hon | emo | sobwe-de | op. |
| us-all | should-a | look | them | invader | patrol | up | before | be-like | them-all | hunt | them-all | subway-there | up |
| 1PL.INCL | must | find | 3SG | enemy | patrol | SAT | before | COND | 3PL | find | 3PL | subway-EMPH | SAT |
| We must locate the raiding party before they reach the tunnels. | |||||||||||||
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