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Going to named places
There is no spatial adposition but the absolute direction marker is required.
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Preposition
Example 24-150:
Dem goe aut Duncombe.
Dem
3pl
goe
go
aut
deic
Duncombe.
Duncombe
They are going to Duncombe Bay.
Example 24-151:
Dem goe Up Cooks.
Dem
3pl
goe
go
Up
deic
Cooks.
Cook.
poss
They are going to Cooks' Monument.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Norf'k
by
Peter Mühlhäusler
cite
Language:
Norf'k
Feature:
Going to named places
Source:
Own knowledge
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