A Speaker of Kuuk Thaayorre, the Language of the Cape

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Multiple Choice

A speaker of Kuuk Thaayorre, the language of the Cape York Australian aboriginals, would say "Melbourne is south of Cape York" as well as saying "The dessert spoon is west of the coffee cup." Thus, for long and short distances speakers of Kuuk Thaayorre use which type of directional reference?

• A)absolute
• B)relative
• C)conjunctive
• D)disjunctive

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