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Example 25-309
Maiti tubala bin graulim
mijelb.
Maiti
maybe
tubala
3du
bin
pst
graul-im
growl-
tr
mijelb.
refl
Maybe the two growled at each other.
Comment:
Variety: Spoken Victoria River, Older Generation. This example illustrates the reciprocal use of the reflexive/reciprocal marker
mijelb.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Fieldwork Schultze-Berndt
Language:
Kriol
by
Eva Schultze-Berndt
and
Denise Angelo
cite
Datapoints:
Reciprocal constructions: Identical and special reciprocal construction
Syllable codas: Codas at most moderately complex
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