Example 72-14

I bin teikim bo nyanuny jaju wen i bin makin kanyjurra tringka.
I
3sg.sbj
bin
pst
teik-im
take-tr
bo
dat
nyanuny
3sg.dat
jaju
grandmother
wen
rel
i
3sg.sbj
bin
pst
makin
sleep
kanyjurra
down
tri-ngka.
tree-loc
She took it to her grandmother who was sleeping under a tree.

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Comment:
The 3.DAT is the third person dative pronoun referring to 'her', 'his' or 'its'. It is derived from Gurindji.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Meakins 2003-2006