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Existential verb and transitive possession verb
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Example 72-95:
Ah pirlpirlji jarrwa ebriweya.
Ah
ah
pirlpirlji
grasshopper
jarrwa
lots
ebriweya.
everywhere
Ah, there's lots of grasshoppers everywhere!
Source:
Meakins 2003-2006
Example 72-121:
I garram warlaku.
I
3sg
.
sbj
garram
have
warlaku.
dog
He has a dog.
Source:
Meakins 2003-2006
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Gurindji Kriol
by
Felicity Meakins
cite
Language:
Gurindji Kriol
Feature:
Existential verb and transitive possession verb
Source:
Meakins 2011
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