Example 25-177

Imin stilimbat brom dat awus.
Im=in
3sg=pst
stil-im-bat
steal-tr-prog
brom
from
dat
dem
awus.
house
He stole (them) from the house.
Comment:
Variety: Spoken Roper River. This example illustrates the adnominal use of the demonstrative / definite article.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Sandefur and Sandefur 1982: 65