Example 25-80

Ai bin gowin skul orlataim. Afda tharran ai orlas kambek en abam dina en go pleibat garra orla kid.
Ai
1sg
bin
pst
gow-in
go-prog2
skul
school
orlataim.
always
Afda
after
tharran
dist:adj
ai
1sg
orlas
always
kam-bek
come-back
en
and
ab-am
have-tr
dina
dinner
en
and
go
go
plei-bat
play-prog
garra
com/ins
orla
pl
kid.
child
I used to go to school every day. After school I would come back and have dinner and then go and play with the children.
Comment:
Variety: Fitzroy Valley. This example illustrates the position of frequency adverbs in the clause.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Hudson 1985: 32