Example 25-172

Jikiwan thet garndi.
Jiki-wan
cheeky-adj
thet
dem
garndi.
tree
It is 'cheeky' (bitter or dangerous) that (type of) tree.
Comment:
Variety: Spoken Victoria River, Older Generation. The example illustrates a clause-initial predicative adjective in a nonverbal clause, and a generic reading of a definite noun phrase. Garndi 'tree' is a Ngarinyman word.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Fieldwork Schultze-Berndt