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Example 25-278
Wi yusim guyiya bla aidrop
en
bla dayariya.
Wi
1pl
yus-im
use-
tr
guyiya
wild.currant.bush
bla
dat
/
poss
aidrop
eyedrop
en
and
bla
dat
/
poss
dayariya.
diarrhoea
We use the guyiya plant as eyedrops and [to treat] diarrhoea.
Comment:
Variety: Written Roper River. The example illustrates the conjunction of prepositional phrases.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Daniels et al. 2001
Language:
Kriol
by
Eva Schultze-Berndt
and
Denise Angelo
cite
Datapoints:
Nominal and verbal conjunction: Identity, overtly expressed
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