Example 25-227

Yubala jeldan na, don faitimbat.
Yubala
2pl
jeldan
settle.down
na,
now
don
neg.imp
fait-im-bat.
fight-tr-prog
Settle down, you lot! Don't fight!
Comment:
Variety: Spoken Victoria River, Older Generation. The example illustrates the use of prohibitive auxiliary don.
Type:
translation in elicitation of other language
Source:
Fieldwork Schultze-Berndt