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Example 25-76
Jamtaim
wi tok lengguij jirrama.
Jamtaim
sometimes
wi
1pl
.
excl
tok
speak
lengguij
language
jirrama.
two
Sometimes we speak two languages.
Comment:
Variety: Spoken Victoria River, Older Generation. This example illustrates the frequency adverbial
jamtaim
'sometimes'.
Jirrama
'two' is a Jaminjung word.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Fieldwork Schultze-Berndt
Language:
Kriol
by
Eva Schultze-Berndt
and
Denise Angelo
cite
Datapoints:
Order of frequency adverb, verb, and object: Adverb – verb – object
Person syncretism in independent personal pronouns: No person syncretism
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