Example 25-22

Thei bin bayimbat ola nyuwannyuwan modiga na. Yu luk olkain modiga nyuwannyuwan la B.
Thei
3pl
bin
pst
bay-im-bat
buy-tr-prog
ola
pl
nyuwan~nyuwan
red.new:adj
modiga
car
na.
now
Yu
2sg
luk
look
olkain
all.kind
modiga
car
nyuwan~nyuwan
red.new:adj
la
loc
B.
B.
They bought new cars then. You look at all the cars that are new at B. (place name)
Comment:
Variety: Katherine. This example illustrates both orders of adjective and noun, reduplication of adjectives to mark plurality of referents, and the occurrence of plural marker ola with inanimate referents.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Angelo et al. 1998