Example 25-207

[...] I bin lilbit dip det wota. [...] o::: lilbit shelawan.
[...]
[...]
I
3sg
bin
pst
lilbit
somewhat
dip
deep
det
dem
wota.
water
[...]
[...]
o
oh
lilbit
somewhat
shela-wan.
shallow-adj
[We started to cross the creek, but] it was (too) deep. [So I went to a different place and tried there]. Oh, (it was) shallow(er) there.
Comment:
Variety: Fitzroy Valley. This example illustrates an implicit comparison.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Hudson 1985: 178