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Example 25-104
Yunmi
labda go bek la im.
Yunmi
1du
.
incl
labda
oblig
go
go
bek
back
la
loc
im.
3sg
You and I should go back to/for her.
Comment:
Variety: Spoken Victoria River, Older Generation. This example illustrates a 1st person inclusive dual pronoun.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Fieldwork Schultze-Berndt
Language:
Kriol
by
Eva Schultze-Berndt
and
Denise Angelo
cite
Datapoints:
Inclusive/exclusive distinction in independent personal pronouns: Inclusive and exclusive differentiated
Person syncretism in independent personal pronouns: No person syncretism
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