Example 25-35

Thet kenggaru bin toktok.
Thet
dem
kenggaru
kangaroo
bin
pst
tok~tok.
red.talk
The kangaroo was talking.
Comment:
Variety: Spoken Victoria River, Older Generation. This example illustrates the definite article thet/jet and the function of reduplication with verbs.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Fieldwork Schultze-Berndt