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Example 72-59
Nyawa boi im jas puntanupkarra pupa.
Nyawa
this
boi
boy
im
3sg
jas
just
puntanup-karra
gather-
cont
pupa.
firewood
This boy is just gathering firewood.
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Comment:
An example of the use of a proximal demonstrative
nyawa
.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Meakins 2003-2006
Language:
Gurindji Kriol
by
Felicity Meakins
cite
Datapoints:
Distance contrasts in demonstratives: Two-way contrast
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