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Example 25-292
Ei imiyu, yu gadim eni mejik?
Ei
hey
imiyu,
Emu
yu
2sg
gad-im
have-
tr
eni
any
mejik?
magic
Hey Emu, do you have any magic?
Comment:
Written Roper River. This example illustrates a polar question and a (potential) vocative marker.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Brennan 1993
: 12
Language:
Kriol
by
Eva Schultze-Berndt
and
Denise Angelo
cite
Datapoints:
Predicative possession: Transitive
Polar questions: Only interrogative intonation
Vocative markers: Optional vocative marker preceding noun
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