Example 25-117

Thei bin beltim im tharrei, thetlot kid.
Thei
3pl
bin
pst
belt-im
hit-tr
im
3sg
tharrei,
there
thet-lot
dem-pl
kid.
child
They hit him over there, those kids (did).
Comment:
Variety: Spoken Victoria River, Older Generation. The example illustrates the use of a plural demonstrative to indicate plurality.
Type:
translation in elicitation of other language
Source:
Fieldwork Schultze-Berndt