Example 25-156

Wan lain deibin gowin-gowin.
Wan
one
lain
line
dei=bin
3pl=pst
gowin~gowin.
red.go:in
They went in one line. (referring to cockroaches)
Comment:
Variety: Written Roper River. This example illustrates the use of reduplication in on a predicate to indicate plurality of agents.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Bennett 1986: 6