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Example 25-110
Tubala bait
wan anatha.
Tubala
3du
bait
bite
wan
one
anatha.
another.
The two (dogs) bite each other.
Comment:
Variety: Spoken Victoria River, Older Generation. This example illustrates the use of a distinct (and more acrolectal) reciprocal marker
, wan anatha
.
Type:
translation in elicitation of other language
Source:
Fieldwork Schultze-Berndt
Language:
Kriol
by
Eva Schultze-Berndt
and
Denise Angelo
cite
Datapoints:
Person syncretism in independent personal pronouns: No person syncretism
Reciprocal constructions: Identical and special reciprocal construction
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