Example 25-241

Mi jidan mijelb, kukumbat.
Mi
1sg
jidan
sit
mijelb,
oneself
kuk-um-bat.
cook-tr-prog
I am by myself, cooking.
Comment:
Variety: Spoken Victoria River, Older Generation. This example illustrates the unmarked stative verb jidan 'be, sit, stay'.
Type:
translation in elicitation of other language
Source:
Fieldwork Schultze-Berndt