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Example 25-48
Thad wanim na, jei gula dubala, Y. en J. [...] J. dubala.
Thad
dem
wanim
what's.it
na,
now
jei
3pl
gula
call
dubala,
3du
Y.
Y.
en
and
J.
J.
[...]
[...]
J.
J.
dubala.
two
What's-their-name, they call the two, Y. and J., [...] J. and his brother.
Comment:
Variety: Katherine. This example illustrates the numeral two as a dual marker following a noun in an inclusory construction.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Angelo et al. 1998
Language:
Kriol
by
Eva Schultze-Berndt
and
Denise Angelo
cite
Datapoints:
Order of cardinal numeral and noun: Numeral follows noun
Dual in independent personal pronouns: Dual form in all three persons
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