Australian Aboriginal Grammar by Blake Barry J

Author:Blake, Barry J.
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Taylor & Francis (CAM)

These involve the omission of any form for one participant (2s object in (a), 1s object in (b), 2s A in (c) and both participants in (f)). (d) involves the substitution of a plural form for first person (the expected form would be nga-n-na) and (e) involves the substitution of third plural pa(rra) for second plural (the expected form would be (yarra-n-na).

It is perhaps easier to appreciate these principles from an examination of a complete system. Table 15 gives the S forms in Rembarnga and Table 16 the A/0 combinations. Most of the labels are self-explanatory. 1 is first person, 2 second and 3 third, with 12 representing the inclusive person ‘thou and I’.12pluralrepresents ‘thou and I plus at least one other person’.

Table 15: Rembarnga S Prefixes

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