Example 25-301

Yu kan getim langa thet lili rut.
Yu
2sg
kan
can.neg
get-im
get-tr
langa
loc
thet
dem
lili
lily
rut.
root
You can't get [fish when fishing] amidst the lily roots.
Comment:
Variety: Spoken Victoria River, Older Generation. The example illustrates an adpositional phrase expressing a location, and the auxiliary of negative ability, kan.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Fieldwork Schultze-Berndt