1.     tela ngai pori hon tai  [Note: here,hon means, 'n' denotes nasal sound -or it means nasal 'ho']
       yesterday i-ERG ground-LOC hole dig-PST
       Yesterday I dug a hole in the ground.
  Note: (i),(ri) necessary.


2.     tela thei pori hon tai
       yesterday s.he(sg)-ERG ground-LOC hole dig-PST
       Yesterday s/he dug a hole in the ground.
    __ (i),(ri) necessary.


3     tela adzu pjumei pori hon tai
      yesterday that boy-ERG ground-LOC hole dig-PST
      Yesterday the boy dug a hole in the ground.
   __ (i),(ri) necessary.


4.     tela ngai hon tai
       yesterday i-ERG hole dig-PST
       Yesterday I dug a hole.
    __ (i) necessary,(ri),(ni) impossible.


5.     tela adzu pjumei hon tai
       yesterday that boy-ERG hole dig-PST
       Yesterday the boy dug a hole.
    __ (i) necessary,(ri),(ni) impossible.


6.     tela ngai tai
       yesterday i-ERG dig-PST
       Yesterday I dug (it).
    __ (i) necessary,(ri),(ni) impossible.


7.     tela adzu pjumei tai
       yesterday that boy-ERG dig-PST
       Yesterday the boy dug.
    __ (i) necessary,(ri),(ni) impossible.


8.     tela adzu nakjui pori hon tai
       yesterday that dog-ERG ground-LOC hole dig-PST
       Yesterday the dog dug a hole in the ground.
    __ (i),(ri) necessary.


9.     tela adzu nakjui hon tai
       yesterday that dog-ERG hole dig-PST
       Yesterday the dog dug a hole.
    __ (i) necessary, (ri),(ni) impossible.


10.    tala adzu nakjui tsu tai.
       yesterday that dog-ERG it dig-PST
       Yesterday the dog dug it.
  

11.    tela adzu nakjui tai
       yesterday the dog dig-PST
       Yesterday the dog dug.


12.    tela ngai tai
       yesterday i-ERG dig-PST
       Yesterday I dug.


13.    tela ngai ganTa ngjoklo sama tai
       yesterday i-ERG hour two up to dig-PST
       Yesterday I dug for two hours. 


14.    tela adzu pjumei ganTa ngjoklo sama tai
       yesterday that boy-ERG hour two up to dig-PST
       Yesterday the boy dug for two hours.


15.    tela adzu nakjui ganTa ngjoklo sama tai
       yesterday that dog-ERG hour two up to dig-PST
       Yesterday the dog dug for two hours.
    __ Above 9-15 (i) necessary, (ri),(ni) impossible.

16.    nagai nga(i) pori hon tamu
       tomorrow i-ERG ground-LOC hole dig-FUT
       Tomorrow I will dig a hole in the ground.
    __ (i) optional, (ri) necessary.


17.    nagai the(i) pori hon tamu
       tomorrow s/he(sg)-ERG ground-LOC hole dig-FUT
       Tomorrow I will dig a hole in the ground.


18.    nagai adzu pjumei pori hon tamu
       tomorrow that boy-ERG ground-LOC hole dig-FUT
       Tomorrow the boy will dig a hole in the ground.
    __ above 17-18 (i) optional, (ri) necessary.dig-FUT


19.    nagai ngai tamu
       tomorrow i-ERG dig-FUT
       Tomorrow I will dig (it).
    __ (i) necessary.


20.    nagai adzu pjumei tamu
       tomorrow that boy-ERG dig-FUT
       Tomorrow the boy will dig.


21.    nagai ngai hon tamu
       tomorrow i-ERG hole dig-FUT
       Tomorrow I will dug a hole.


22.    nagai adzu pjumei hon tamu
       tomorrow that boy-ERG hole dig-FUT
       Tomorrow the boy will dig a hole.


23.    nagai adzu pjumei hon tamu
       tomorrow that boy-ERG hole dig-FUT
       Tomorrow the boy will dig a hole.


24.    nagai ngai tamu
       tomorrow i-ERG dig-FUT
       Tomorrow I will dig.


25.    nagai adzu pjumei tamu
       tomorrow that boy-ERG dig-FUT
       Tomorrow the boy will dig.


26.    nagai adzu nakjui tamu
       tomorow that dog-ERG dig-FUT
       Tomorrow the dog will dig.
   __  Above 20-26 (i) necessary.