Example 25-266

Maitbi im hedeik, [...] im holdim mijelb la hed na.
Maitbi
maybe
im
3sg
hedeik,
headache
[...]
[...]
im
3sg
hold-im
hold-tr
mijelb
refl
la
loc
hed
head
na.
now
Maybe he has got a headache, he is holding his head now.
Comment:
Variety: Spoken Victoria River, Older Generation. This example illustrates an expression for 'headache' and the reflexive construction.
Type:
translation in elicitation of other language
Source:
Fieldwork Schultze-Berndt