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Example 72-103
An kengkaru i bin kilim kurrupartuyawung dat karungku.
An
and
kengkaru
kangaroo
i
3sg
.
sbj
bin
pst
ki-lim
hit-
tr
kurrupartu-yawung
boomerang-
ins
det
det
karu-ngku.
child-
erg
And the child hit the kangaroo with a boomerang.
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Comment:
The suffix
-yawung
has an instrumental function here.
Type:
peer elicitation
Source:
Meakins 2003-2006
Language:
Gurindji Kriol
by
Felicity Meakins
cite
Datapoints:
Comitatives and instrumentals: Identity
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