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Example 72-73
I bin til faindim nyanuny Mummy na dat yapakayingku.
I
3sg
.
sbj
bin
pst
til
still
faind-im
find-
tr
nyanuny
3sg
.
dat
Mummy
mother
na
foc
dat
the
yapakayi-ngku.
small-
erg
It still found its mother, the little one did.
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Comment:
The particle
til
intervenes between the tense marker and the verb.
Til
is considered lexical.
Type:
peer elicitation
Source:
Meakins 2003-2006
Language:
Gurindji Kriol
by
Felicity Meakins
cite
Datapoints:
Position of tense, aspect, and mood markers in relation to the verb: In a leftward position
Tightness of the link between the past marker and the verb: Particle, a few lexical items may intervene
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