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Example 25-329
Theya na yu bringim
na
!
Theya
there
na
now
yu
2sg
bring-im
bring-
tr
na!
now
There, you bring it!
Comment:
Variety: Spoken Victoria River, Older Generation. The example illustrates the use of
na
'now' as a verb focus particle.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Fieldwork Schultze-Berndt
Language:
Kriol
by
Eva Schultze-Berndt
and
Denise Angelo
cite
Datapoints:
Verb doubling and focus: No verb doubling
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