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Example 25-310
Mela bin gulagula
gija
olawei.
Mela
1pl
.
excl
bin
pst
gula~gula
red
.argue
gija
recp
olawei.
all.the.way
We were telling off each other all the way.
Comment:
Variety: Roper River. This example illustrates the reciprocal marker
gija.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Hodgson 1998
: 196
Language:
Kriol
by
Eva Schultze-Berndt
and
Denise Angelo
cite
Datapoints:
Reciprocal constructions: Special reciprocal construction based on 'other'
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