Value Two-way contrast

Language:
Kriol
Parameter:
Distance contrasts in demonstratives
References
Munro 2004: 154-155; Nicholls 2006; Nicholls 2011; Sandefur 1979: 104

Examples

  1. Dijan bin oldei killim bigwan goana gibit langa im na.
    Dijan
    prox:adj
    bin
    pst
    oldei
    always
    kill-im
    kill-tr
    big-wan
    big-adj
    goana
    goanna
    gib-it
    give-tr
    langa
    loc
    im
    3sg
    na.
    now
    This one always killed big goannas and gave them to her then.
  2. Yuno wot kain dij G.
    Yuno
    you_know
    wot
    what
    kain
    kind
    dij
    prox
    G.
    G.
    You know what kind (of person) this G. is. (In the context: He's the kind of person who always gets frightened.)
  3. Im ken tok tharran tu, wen im kamap.
    Im
    3sg
    ken
    can
    tok
    talk
    tharran
    dist:adj
    tu,
    too
    wen
    when
    im
    3sg
    kamap.
    come
    He can talk too, that one, when he comes.
  4. Jalgbirriny, thet rait hen said.
    Jalgbirriny,
    right.side
    thet
    dem
    rait
    right
    hen
    hand
    said.
    side
    Jalgbirriny, that [means] right hand side.
  5. Hu dijan im kaminap? – Rong pleis im go jet gardiya!
    Hu
    who
    dijan
    prox:adj
    im
    3sg
    kam-in-ap?
    come-prog2-up
    –
    –
    Rong
    wrong
    pleis
    place
    im
    3sg
    go
    go
    jet
    dem
    gardiya!
    non.Aboriginal
    Who's this coming? – He's going to the wrong place, the white person!