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Example 72-67
An wijantu warlaku nyawa? Ngayiny!
An
and
wijan-tu
who-
dat
warlaku
dog
nyawa?
this
Ngayiny!
1sg
.
dat
And whose dog is this? Mine!
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Comment:
This example illustrates the independent possessor pronominal used in response to a question.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Meakins 2003-2006
Language:
Gurindji Kriol
by
Felicity Meakins
cite
Datapoints:
Independent pronominal possessors: Identical to dependent pronominal possessor
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