Example 25-134

Nomo gata lif, thislot botel tri.
Nomo
neg
gata
com
lif,
leaf
this-lot
prox-pl
botel
bottle
tri.
tree
They don’t have leaves, these bottle trees!
Comment:
Variety: Spoken Victoria River, Older Generation. This example illustrates the plural word thislot/dijlot as a plural marker with an inanimate noun.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Fieldwork Schultze-Berndt