Example 25-141

Wal dislot bed, fram antop dei bin – dei bin lukinat na.
Wal
well
dis-lot
prox-pl
bed,
bird
fram
from
antop
above
dei
3pl
bin
pst
–
 
dei
3pl
bin
pst
luk-in-at
look-prog2-out
na.
now
But these birds were watching from above.
Comment:
Variety: Spoken Roper River. The example illustrates the use of the plural demonstrative dislot as a plural marker.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Sandefur and Sandefur 1982: 61