Example 72-30

An wijantu makin nyilangka? Ngayungku!
An
and
wijan-tu
who-erg
makin
sleep
nyila-ngka?
that-loc
Ngayu-ngku!
me-erg
And who sleeps there? Me!
Comment:
In this example, the emphatic pronoun ngayu must be used in response to the question. The speaker cannot use the corresponding dependent pronoun ai or mi.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Meakins 2011: 307