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Jaminjung (Both Jaminjung and Ngaliwurru varieties), Example 32
Ngarrginabina gujang bag ngama, I.
ngarrgina-bina
1SG:POSS-ALL
gujang
mother
bag
break
nga-ma
1SG.A:3SG.P-hit.PST.PFV
I.
I.
I called her I. after my mother.
Comment:
Figurative use of omplex predicate meaning 'break + HIT' meaning 'bestow a name onto someone'
Type:
Naturalistic spoken
Source:
Schultze-Berndt nd
Language
:
Jaminjung (Both Jaminjung and Ngaliwurru varieties)
Verb forms
:
NAME [name]: bag ganima
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