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Example 72-147
Dat karungku im rekin dat mukmuk bin kayikayi im.
Dat
the
karu-ngku
kid-
erg
im
3sg
rekin
think
dat
the
mukmuk
owl
bin
pst
kayikayi
chase
im.
3sg
.
obj
The kid thought the owl was chasing him.
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Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Meakins 2003-2006
Language:
Gurindji Kriol
by
Felicity Meakins
cite
Datapoints:
Special dependent person forms for subject and object: Dependent subject and object forms
Complements of 'think' and 'want': No complementizer
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