Example 25-165

Thet min imin goap mo haya.
Thet
dem
min
mean
im=in
3sg=pst
goap
go.up
mo
more
haya.
higher
That means he climbed up higher.
Comment:
Variety: Spoken Victoria River, Older Generation. This example illustrates a comparative construction with the comparative marker mo combined with a comparative form of the adjective, and the text-deictic use of the demonstrative pronoun thet~jet~det.
Type:
translation in elicitation of other language
Source:
Fieldwork Schultze-Berndt