Example 25-233

Mindubala bin oldei kilimbat goana.
Mindubala
1du.excl
bin
pst
oldei
always
kil-im-bat
kill-tr-prog
goana.
goanna
The two of us used to kill goannas.
Comment:
Variety: Spoken Victoria River, Older Generation. This example illustrates a typical, unmarked object noun phrase. A goanna is a large reptile hunted and prized as food. It also illustrates the past habitual construction with oldei.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Fieldwork Schultze-Berndt