Example 25-215

Orla gel en boi bin nakam-bat jelp garra kura, garra burluman kura.
Orla
pl
gel
girl
en
and
boi
boy
bin
pst
nak-am-bat
hit-tr-prog
jelp
refl
garra
com/ins
kura,
dung
garra
com/ins
burluman
cattle
kura.
dung
The girls and boys were hitting each other with dung, with cattle dung.
Comment:
Variety: Fitzroy Valley. This example illustrates the reciprocal reading of the invariable reflexive/reciprocal marker jelp. Kura is a Walmatjarri word.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Hudson 1985: 48