Example 25-148

Bat ole holidei oldei olmaolman wi yusdu getim.
Bat
but
ole
pl
holidei
holiday
oldei
always/hab
olma~olman
red.older.man
wi
1pl
yusdu
hab
get-im.
get-tr
But during all holidays with the old people we used to get them (traditional stone tools).
Comment:
Variety: Spoken Victoria River, Older Generation. The example illustrates the use of reduplication of nouns with human reference to indicate plurality, and the occurrence of both habitual markers, oldei and yusdu, in the same clause.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Fieldwork Schultze-Berndt