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Value In a leftward position
Language:
Gurindji Kriol
Parameter:
Position of tense, aspect, and mood markers in relation to the verb
References
Meakins 2011
: 411, 418
Examples
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.
See
Meakins 2003-2006
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