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Example 72-79
Nyilanginyima dei bin al paraj nyarruluny ojij.
Nyila-nginyi-ma
that-
abl
-
top
dei
3pl
.
sbj
bin
pst
al
all
paraj
find
nyarruluny
3pl
.
dat
ojij.
horse
Then they all found their horse.
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Comment:
The past tense marker is the same as the one used in conjunction with the negative auxiliary
neba
.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Meakins 2003-2006
Language:
Gurindji Kriol
by
Felicity Meakins
cite
Datapoints:
Negation and tense, aspect, and mood marking: Same TAM marking in negated clauses
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