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Example 72-4
Kajirringku im katim jawurt kengkaruyu.
Kajirri-ngku
woman-
erg
im
3sg
kat-im
cut-
tr
jawurt
tail
kengkaru-yu.
kangaroo-
dat
The old woman chopped off the kangaroo's tail.
Comment:
This example reflects possessum-possessor order.
Type:
peer elicitation
Source:
Meakins 2011
: 224
Language:
Gurindji Kriol
by
Felicity Meakins
cite
Datapoints:
Order of subject, object, and verb: Subject-verb-object (SVO)
Order of possessor and possessum: Possessum-possessor
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