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Example 25-231
Olabat
oldei
andi gaman.
Olabat
3pl
oldei
always/
hab
andi
want.to
gaman.
come
They always want to come.
Comment:
Variety: Roper River. The example illustrates the adverb
oldei
as a marker of habituality.
Type:
unknown
Source:
Sandefur 1979
: 133
Language:
Kriol
by
Eva Schultze-Berndt
and
Denise Angelo
cite
Datapoints:
Uses of the habitual marker: Only habitual function
‘Want’ complement subjects: The complement subject is left implicit
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