Example 25-197

Ngiyawula, thet the kantri main, G. mi kolim.
Ngiyawula,
prox:dir
thet
dem
the
eq.cop
kantri
country
main,
mine
G.
G.
mi
1pl
kol-im.
call-tr
Over here, that’s my country, G. we call it.
Comment:
Variety: Spoken Victoria River, Older Generation. This example illustrates pronominal possessor following the head noun. The form the does not function as a definite article in Kriol but only occurs in equational clauses. Ngiyawula is a Jaminjung word.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Fieldwork Schultze-Berndt