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Example 72-149
Im want to kurru yu nyawangku nangaringku.
Im
3sg
want
want
to
to
kurru
listen
yu
2sg
nyawa-ngku
this-
erg
nangari-ngku.
Nangari-
erg
This Nangari wants to listen to you.
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element.
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Comment:
Nangari
is a skin name which relates to the Gurindji kinship system. Used in this context it refers to a single person.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Meakins 2003-2006
Language:
Gurindji Kriol
by
Felicity Meakins
cite
Datapoints:
Present reference of stative verbs and past perfective reference of dynamic verbs: Stative verbs with present reference and dynamic verbs with past perfective reference are marked differently
‘Want’ complement subjects: The complement subject is left implicit
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