Example 25-173

Yuno gulmarri im gotim thet nidel.
Yuno
you.know
gulmarri
pandanus
im
3sg
got-im
have-tr
thet
dem
nidel.
thorn/needle
You know, the pandanus (leaves) have thorns.
Comment:
Variety: Spoken Victoria River, Older Generation. The example illustrates a generic reading of an unmarked noun in subject position. Gulmarri 'pandanus' is a Ngaliwurru word.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Fieldwork Schultze-Berndt