Example 25-161

Im lib la keib, det larrpburniny.
M
3sg
lib
live
la
loc
keib,
cave
det
dem
larrpburniny.
wallaby
It lives in caves, the wallaby.
Comment:
Variety: Spoken Roper River. This example illustrates the generic interpretation of definite noun phrases. Larrpburniny is a Ngalakgan word. The original source of the example are Brett Baker's fieldnotes (1997).
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Nicholls 2006: 7