Example 72-29

Ma ngali gon jarrei toktok bo nyilarrat jarrei.
Ma
OK
ngali
1du.incl.pot
gon
go
jarrei
that.way
tok~tok
talk.red
bo
prep
nyila-rrat
that-pl
jarrei.
that.way
OK you and I will go there to talk to that lot over there.

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Comment:
Full reduplication is used for expressing iterative aspect in a Kriol-derived word. The subject pronoun ai [1SG.S] is a dependent pronoun in that it must occur with the verb.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Meakins 2003-2006