Example 25-60

Mindubala go ngarra la thatlat biginini weya alabat ani kambek burrum Dupuma.
Mindubala
1du.excl
go
go
ngarra
look.for
la
loc
that-lat
dem-pl
biginini
child
weya
subord
alabat
3pl
ani
pot
kam-bek
come-back
burrum
from
Dupuma.
Dhupuma
We're going to look for the children who will come back from Dhupuma (College). OR: We're going to look for the children who are coming back from Dhupuma (College).
Comment:
Variety: Roper River. This example illustrates a relative/general subordinate clause with relative marker and resumptive pronoun. Compare Example 59.
Type:
unknown
Source:
Sandefur and Sandefur 1982: 57