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Example 25-100
Minyu
jidan.
Minyu
1du
.
incl
jidan.
sit.down
Let's sit down (you and me).
Comment:
Variety: Spoken Victoria River. This example illustrates the
minyu
variant of the 1st person dual inclusive pronoun.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Fieldwork Schultze-Berndt
Language:
Kriol
by
Eva Schultze-Berndt
and
Denise Angelo
cite
Datapoints:
Dual in independent personal pronouns: Dual form in all three persons
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