Value Identity

Language:
Kriol
Parameter:
Comitatives and instrumentals
References
Hudson 1985: 73-75; Sandefur 1979: 157-158

Examples

  1. Imin gaman gadim im lambarra.
    Im=in
    3sg=pst
    gaman
    come
    gadim
    com/ins
    im
    3sg
    lambarra.
    father.in.law
    He came with his father-in-law.

    See Sandefur 1979: 158

  2. Nomo gota meit=gun im jidanabat [...] olgaman G.
    Nomo
    neg
    gota
    com
    meit=gun
    mate=contr
    im
    3sg
    jidan-abat
    sit-prog
    [...]
    [...]
    olgaman
    old.woman
    G.
    G.
    Without any companion she's sitting there, old lady G.
  3. Ai bin ranbek garra biliken en ai bin bilimap olda eig.
    Ai
    1sg
    bin
    pst
    ran-bek
    run-back
    garra
    com/ins
    biliken
    billycan
    en
    and
    ai
    1sg
    bin
    pst
    bil-im-ap
    fill-tr-up
    olda
    pl
    eig.
    egg
    I ran back with the billycan and I filled it up with the eggs.

    See Sandefur and Sandefur 1982: 65

  4. That pesen i kaming bihain gota beg.
    That
    dem
    pesen
    person
    i
    3sg
    kam-ing
    come-prog2
    bihain
    behind
    gota
    com/ins
    beg.
    bag
    That person is coming behind with a bag.
  5. [...] kilimbat gota stik
    [...]
    [...]
    kil-im-bat
    hit-tr-prog
    gota
    ins
    stik
    stick
    [...] hitting him with a stick
  6. Yu tok gata Ngarinyman!
    Yu
    2sg
    tok
    talk
    gata
    com
    Ngarinyman!
    Ngarinyman
    You talk in Ngarinyman!
  7. Bat ai go bek gota plein igen, ai kan teik that motika.
    Bat
    but
    ai
    1sg
    go
    go
    bek
    back
    gota
    com
    plein
    plane
    igen,
    again
    ai
    1sg
    kan
    can.neg
    teik
    take
    that
    dem
    motika.
    car
    But I go back on a plane again, I can’t take the car.
  8. Boilimap gata ashes.
    Boil-im-ap
    boil-tr-up
    gata
    ins/com
    ashes.
    ashes
    Boil it with ashes. (preparation of a certain yam species)
  9. Imin hitim mi garra im teil.
    Im=in
    3sg=pst
    hit-im
    hit-tr
    mi
    1sg
    garra
    com/ins
    im
    3sg
    teil.
    tail
    He hit me with his tail.

    See Sandefur and Sandefur 1982: 61

  10. En ai bin kambek garra det dupala fish la dinakemp.
    En
    and
    ai
    1sg
    bin
    pst
    kam-bek
    come-back
    garra
    com/ins
    det
    dem
    dupala
    two
    fish
    fish
    la
    loc
    dina-kemp.
    dinner-camp
    And I came back with the two fish to the picnic spot.

    See Hudson 1985: 74