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Value Other special associative plural marker
Language:
Kriol
Parameter:
The associative plural
References
Munro 2004
: 190-191
Examples
Thei ken thil faindim yuno, Helenmob hiya la hil.
Thei
3pl
ken
can
thil
still
faind-im
find-
tr
yuno,
you.know
Helen-mob
Helen-
coll
hiya
here
la
loc
hil.
hill
They can still find them, you know, Helen and her people, here in the hill. (Referring to echidna, hunted for its meat in the past.)
Ol yu Kananaramob, fo [...] Bredja said
Ol
all
yu
2sg
Kananara-mob,
Kununurra-
coll
fo
for
[...]
[...]
Bredja
Bradshaw
said
side
all you people from Kununurra, [traditional owners] for the Bradshaw country
Lenkanjilmob thei jabi.
Len-kanjil-mob
land-council-
coll
thei
3pl
jabi.
know
The land council people know (about this).
Les kripap la Sherinmob.
Les
let's
krip-ap
creep-up
la
loc
Sherin-mob.
Sharon-
coll
Let's creep up on Sharon and her friends.
See
Hudson 1985
: 60
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