; Tests for EVCs and SVCs based on articles. See word-document 'test-items-v.doc' for display of these examples with correct IPA-symbols and (for the EVCs) tones

; EVCs
;Akwe´le´ eÛ!-biÛ
; (Akwele) 	perf-ask
;(Akwele) has asked
Akwele biPERF
Akwele ebi

;Akwe´le´ mi$i-biÛ
; (name)		progr-ask
;(Akwele) is asking
Akwele biPROG
Akwele miibi

;Akwe´le´ ! -bi´-Ý
;(name)  aor-ask-hab 
;(Akwele) asks
Akwele biHAB
Akwele bia

;(yei´ EÝ) ba$aÛ-!ba´
;(women def) INGR.fut-come (PROSP+)
;(the women) will come
yei E ba baFUT
yei E ba aaba
yei ɛ ba aabaa

;(yei´ EÝ) ba$-biÛ-Ý
;(women def) INGR- ask-hab (MULTEV+)
;the women come and ask
yei E ba biHAB
yei E ba bia

;(yei´ !E´) 	eÛ-ba$-biÛ				
;(women def) perf-INGR-ask (COMPL+)
;the women have come and asked
yei E baPERF bi
yei E eba bi

; (yei´ !E´) kEÛ-kaÛ-ya$-ba$		(non-volitional) 
;(women def) MOVE.subj-NEG.subj-EGR-come
;(The women) should not go bring (it)
;Let the women not bring (it)!
yei E kE kaSBJN yaSBJN  ba
yei E kE aka aya  ba

;(yei´ !E´) 	kEÛ- yaÛ-!ba´				(non-volitional)
;(women def) MOVE.subj-EGR.subj-come
;(The women) should bring (it)
;May the women bring (it)!
yei E kE yaSBJN baSBJN
yei E kE aya aba

;kEÛ-kaÛ-ya$-ba$				(non-volitional)
;MOVE.subj-NEG.subj-EGR-come
;Don't go bring (it)!
kE kaSBJN yaSBJN ba
kE aka aya ba

;kEÛ-yaÛ-!ba´				(non-volitional)
;MOVE.subj-EGR.subj-come
;Go bring!
kE yaSBJN baSBJN
kE yaa aba

;ka$aÛ-yaÛ-!ba´			(non-volitional)
;NEG.imper.-EGR.subj-come
;Don't go bring!
ka yaIMPR baSBJN
ka yaa aba

;ya$aÛ-!na´			(non-volitional)
;INGR.imper.subj-see
;Go see!
yaIMPR naSBJN
yaa ana

;nyEÛ-kaÛ-ba$-na$-a$		(non-volitional )
;2PL.-NEG.subj-INGR-see-imper
;You (pl.) don't come see!
nyE ka baSBJN naSBJN
nyE ka aba ana

;nyEÛÛ-baÛ-na$-a$			(non-volitional)
;2PL.subj-INGR.subj-see-imper
;Come see! (to several)
nyE baSBJN naIMPR
nyE aba naa


; SVCs
;Akwele	 hoo wonu  kE-ha w
;A. AOR.cook soup   MOVE.AOR-give 1P
;Akwele cooked soup for us
Akwele	 hooAOR wonu  kE haAOR wO
Akwele	 hoo wonu  kE ha wO

;Kofi mii-wie kE-mii-ts Ama
;K PROG-speak MOVE-PROG-teach Ama
;Kofi is telling Ama. 
Kofi wiePROG kE tsOOPROG Ama
Kofi miiwie kE miitsOO Ama

;GbekEbii lE e-kam shi e-w
;children DEF PERF-lie 	down PERF-sleep
;The children have gone to sleep.
gbekEbii lE kamOPERF shi wOPERF
gbekEbii lE ekamO shi ewO

;AmE-he tswa-a shi kE-tsu- nii
;3P-self 	AOR.strike-HAB down  move-send-HAB things	
;They hurry to work.
amE he tswaHAB shi kE tsuHAB nii
amE he tswaa shi kE tsua nii

;Akwele baa-hoo nii aÛ--ha w
;Akwelw INGR.FUT-cook things SUBJ-give 1P	
;Akwele will cook for us.
Akwele ba hooFUT nii haSBJN wO	
Akwele ba aahoo nii aha wO	

;(E-sa ni) Akwele  a-hoo nii a-ha w
;(3S.AOR-suit COMP)	A. SUBJ-cook things SUBJ-give 1P
;Akwele must cook for us.
Akwele  hooSBJN nii haSBJN wO
Akwele  ahoo nii aha wO

;Hoo-m nii    a-ha w
;cook-IMPER things SUBJ-give 1P			
;Cook for us!
hooIMPR nii haSBJN wO
hooa nii aha wO

;NyE-kpale-a kE-jE-a nyE-he eshai lE a-he
;2P.SUBJ-turn-IMPER  move.SUBJ-leave-IMPER 2P-self sins DEF ASSOC-self
;Turn away from your sins!
nyE kpaleSBJN kE jESBJN nyE he eshai lE 
nyE akpale kE ajE nyE he eshai lE 

; NEG.IMPF, NEG.PERF and NEG.FUT are by Jan 17 not implemented.
;Gbom kpatu-uu kp-
;person  do.deliberately-NEG.IMPF    increase-NEG.IMPF
;A person doesn't prosper without effort
;gbomO kpatuNEG.IMPF kpONEG.IMPF

; Have not reflected the 'pro-clitic' NEG here, since the form has NEG already
;Akwele e-hoo-ko nii ha-ko w
;A. NEG-cook-NEG.PERF things give-NEG.PERF 1P			
;Akwele has not cooked for us.
;Akwele hooNEG.PERF nii  haNEG.PERF wO

;Llei e-to-N lai kE-jE-N biE kE-ya-N Ga
;cars NEG-arrange-NEG.FUT line move.NEG-start-NEG.FUT here move.NEG-EGR-NEG.FUT ;Accra
;Cars will not be forming a line from here to Accra.
;lOlei toNEG.FUT lai kE jENEG.FUT biE kE yaNEG.FUT Ga


;Possible test item for SVC:
nuu lE fO bOOl mE shi
;man DEF throw ball put down
;the man threw the ball down

; schematic assembly
Akwele biPERF
Akwele biPROG
Akwele biHAB
Akwele biFUT
Akwele biAOR
Akwele biSBJN
Akwele biIMPR
Akwele biPLIMP
Akwele ba naHAB
Akwele ba naFUT
Akwele baPERF na
Akwele kE kaSBJN yaSBJN na
Akwele kE yaSBJN naSBJN
kE kaSBJN yaSBJN na
kE yaSBJN naSBJN
kaIMPR yaSBJN na
yaIMPR na
kaPLIMP yaSBJN naIMPR
baPLIMP naIMPR

; with segments
Akwele ebi
Akwele miibi
Akwele bia
Akwele aabi
Akwele bi
Akwele abi
Akwele bia
Akwele bia
Akwele ba naa
Akwele ba aana
Akwele eba na
Akwele kE aka aya na
Akwele kE aya ana
kE aka aya na
kE aya ana
kaa aya na
yaa na
kaa aya naa
baa naa





