Re Exclamations!
Nicole Haley
nhaley at coombs.anu.edu.au
Mon Nov 26 13:25:04 EST 2001
Dear John
As regards to Thomas' list. I have three comments. I'm not sure of how much
use they might be.
I have often heard young Duna speakers (particularly young men) use
Bladi pamkin top! Bloody fool!
Also when travelling by 4WD they would call out/greet people walking along
the road saying, "yu bladi pamkin top!"
As regards to "givim siksti", "siksti i go" and new names for numbers these
were certainly being used by rural Duna speakers in the mid 1990s. I even
heard old Duna speakers (men and women with next to no Pidgin) use the
phrase "siksti i go" in some of the clan origin stories I recorded.
Finally Duna pidgin speakers use stupit! and bladi stupit!
Nicole
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