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Example 25-36
Mi bin groap
dij
kantri.
Mi
1sg
bin
pst
groap
grow.up
dij
prox
kantri.
country
I grew up in this country.
Comment:
Variety: Spoken Victoria River, Older Generation. This example illustrates the adnominal use of the proximal demonstrative.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Fieldwork Schultze-Berndt
Language:
Kriol
by
Eva Schultze-Berndt
and
Denise Angelo
cite
Datapoints:
Order of demonstrative and noun: Demonstrative word precedes noun
Pronominal and adnominal demonstratives: Different forms
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