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English: "Why is he homeless and still have a phone?" "Well, a home costs more than a phone."
Chinese: "为什么他无家可归还能有电话？" "嗯，一个家比一部电话要贵。"
Chinese (pinyin): "Wèishénme tā wú jiā kě guī hái néng yǒu diànhuà?" "Ń, yīgè jiā bǐ yī bù diànhuà yào guì."

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Pekzep (latin transcription): "nan2 xit2 zap2 mun1 hop1 mut2 pau1 ua aim2 hop1 zep1 kik1?" "a. mut2 ie zep1 kik1 ma1 su1 tai!"
Pekzep (hanzi transcription): 「何故彼無手家別而在手言機？」「噫。家於言機大銭咍！」
Pekzep (linzklā):
Analysis:

nan2 xit2	何故		reason word	interrogative	why
zap2	彼		noun		he/she
mun1 hop1	無手		verb		to not have
mut2	家		place word		house
pau1 ua	別而		conjunction		but, however
aim2 hop1	在手		verb		to own
zep1 kik1	言機		noun		telephone

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噫

sentence-final particle

mut2	家		place word		house
ie	於		coverb		compared to
zep1 kik1	言機		noun		telephone
ma1 su1	大銭		verb		to be expensive
tai	咍		sentence-final particle		oh my, wow, holy cow (used when being strongly emotional)