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Value Variable copula
Language:
Gurindji Kriol
Parameter:
Predicative adjectives
References
Meakins 2011
Examples
Nyantu yapakayipiya yet.
Nyantu
3sg
yapakayi-piya
small-bit
yet.
yet
He was only little then.
See
Meakins 2007-2008
KR libim im, im yapakayi.
KR
NAME
lib-im
leave-
tr
im,
3sg
.
obj
im
3sg
yapakayi.
small
KR leave him alone, he's only little.
See
Meakins 2003-2006
I bin top yapakayi nyanawu.
I
3sg
.
sbj
bin
pst
top
be
yapakayi
small
nyanawu.
RECOG.
dem
She was young then, you know who I mean.
See
Meakins 2003-2006
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