Example 25-135

Yubala go gedim main daga. Nomo wori bla ola pipul.
Yubala
2pl
go
go
ged-im
get-tr
main
1sg.poss
daga.
tucker
Nomo
neg
wori
worry
bla
dat/poss
ola
pl
pipul.
people
You lot go and get my food. Don’t worry about the people.
Comment:
Variety: Written Roper River. The example illustrates a prohibitive expression, the use of plural marker ola with a noun phrase with a human referent, and a pronominal possessor.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Bennett 1986: 1