Datapoint Diu Indo-Portuguese/Predicative noun phrases

In Diu Indo-Portuguese, the copula selected for class-inclusion is described as an individual-level copula (as opposed to a stage-level copula, reserved for less time-stable predication). There is both a non-Past form (ɛ) and a Past form (ɛr) of the individual-level copula.

Values

Invariant copula

Example 39-135:
Jacob ɛ ũ kɔb.
Jacob
Jacob
ɛ
cop.npst
ũ
one
kɔb.
snake
Jacob is a snake.

Source: Cardoso 2009: 154

Example 39-136:
Mĩ pay ɛ pulis.
Mĩ
1sg.poss
pay
father
ɛ
cop.npst
pulis.
police
My father is a policeman.

Source: Cardoso 2004-2008

Confidence:
Certain