Example 72-22

Dat geltu im tokin bo nyanuny kapuku wartanta.
Dat
the
gel-tu
girl-erg
im
3sg
tok-in
talk-cont
bo
prep
nyanuny
3sg.dat
kapuku
sister
wartan-ta.
hand-loc
The girl (she) is talking to her sister, behind her hand.
Comment:
Here im refers to a female entity. There are no gender distinctions in any pronouns. In the 3rd person, i (NOM) and im (ACC) are the forms used for all natural genders. Note that im is also used as a subject pronoun. This form may be a variant of i. It also may be tentatively analyzed as 3SG.SBJ-PRS.PROG.
Type:
peer elicitation
Source:
Meakins 2003-2006