Example 25-13

Det sneik bla ai dei kolam rili dipwan.
Det
dem
sneik
snake
bla
dat/poss
ai
eye
dei
3pl
kol-am
call-tr
rili
really
dip-wan.
deep-adj
The (mythical) snake's eye is what they call the really deep one (waterhole).
Comment:
Variety: Fitzroy Valley. This example illustrates a nominal possessor marked by a postposition, preceding the possessum.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Hudson 1985: 71