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Example 72-47
An rein bin baldan bo dem na.
An
and
rein
rain
bin
pst
baldan
fall
bo
dat
dem
3pl
.
obj
na.
foc
And it rained on them now.
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Comment:
Here
dem
is the standard 3PL.OBJ pronoun.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Meakins 2003-2006
Language:
Gurindji Kriol
by
Felicity Meakins
cite
Datapoints:
Nominal plural marker and third-person-plural pronoun: No nominal plural word
Raining constructions: Rain falls
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