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Kinya
This One Close By
Part of speech:
(PN)
Sources:
Notes:
: demonstrative pronoun of close proximity. The word [ginbil] 'pair' listed by Stone is the dual form kiny-pul 'these two'. Case forms of this pronoun are derived from a base kik as in kikaty kulikaty 'belonging to these people'. (Editor: The English meaning above is from the English-Wembawemba Dictionary. The Wembawemba-English version only has 'this one'. 'this one close by' fits better with Hercus's note that this is a 'demonstrative pronoun of close proximity'. )
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Categories:
Describing, Communication, Distance
Example Phrases
English:
Take this dog away!
Language:
Tirndak kinyam wirrengən!
English:
This possum is dead. It smells
Language:
Kinya wile wikən. Pongga.
English:
Ask this man
Language:
Kalayak kinyam peng.
Associated Audio
Description:
kinya_this one close by
Author:
Laura Ross
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