Jaminjung (Both Jaminjung and Ngaliwurru varieties), Example 71

ni gad ganima , .
kwin-ni
queen-ERG
gad
cut
gani-ma
3SG.A:3SG.P-hit.PST.PFV
dem
dam
ribon
ribbon
The queen cut the dam, the ribbon.
Comment:
I.e. the Queen opened the dam by cutting the ribbon. Account of the opening of Argyle dam near Kununurra, W.A. Angular brackets <> mark Kriol words.
Type:
Naturalistic spoken
Source:
Schultze-Berndt nd