Example 25-331

Ya gumilan igen mibala kolim.
Ya
yes
gumilan
palm.species
igen
too
mibala
1pl
kol-im.
call-tr
Yes, we also call it (a palm species) gumilan (in addition to a name in a neighbouring language).
Comment:
Variety: Spoken Victoria River, Older Generation. The example illustrates the use of the focus particle igen 'also'. Gumilan is a Ngaliwurru word for a specific palm, Livistona victoriae.
Type:
translation in elicitation of other language
Source:
Fieldwork Schultze-Berndt