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Example 25-162
Im smelim thet bif.
Im
3sg
smel-im
smell-
tr
thet
dem
bif.
meat/beef
He smells the meat.
Comment:
Variety: Spoken Victoria River, Older Generation. This example illustrates the transitive 'smell' verb.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Fieldwork Schultze-Berndt
Language:
Kriol
by
Eva Schultze-Berndt
and
Denise Angelo
cite
Datapoints:
Definite articles: Definite article identical to a demonstrative
'Hear' and 'smell': Differentiation
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