Example 25-139

Imin polis treka olegija na, til imin hevim ole children.
Im=in
3sg=pst
polis
police
treka
tracker
olegija
altogether
na,
now
til
till
im=in
3sg=pst
hev-im
have-tr
ole
pl
children.
children
He was a police tracker for good then, until he had children.
Comment:
Variety: Spoken Victoria River, Older Generation. The example illustrates the use of a plural marker with a noun with human reference.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Fieldwork Schultze-Berndt