Example 25-30

Imin hitim mi garra im teil.
Im=in
3sg=pst
hit-im
hit-tr
mi
1sg
garra
com/ins
im
3sg
teil.
tail
He hit me with his tail.
Comment:
Variety: Spoken Roper River. The example illustrates an instrumental expression and pronouns in subject, object and possessor position.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Sandefur and Sandefur 1982: 61