Example 25-160

Putim theya la bingga, jurruny.
Put-im
put-tr
theya
there
la
loc
bingga,
finger/hand
jurruny.
hand
[They got hot sand and they] put it on my hand [to cure an insect bite].
Comment:
Variety: Spoken Victoria River, Older Generation. This example illustrates the body part term bingga 'finger, hand'; jurruny is the Jaminjung word for 'hand, forearm'.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Fieldwork Schultze-Berndt