Datapoint Sango/Focus particle ‘also’
It surprises me that although nga occurred 119 times in my recorded corpus of 1962, nothing is said about it in Samarin (1967). This word is being used with other functions in contemporary urban Sango, introduced, I think, by speakers of Ngbandi, in whose language it means more than 'also.' It is my impression that nga occurs more frequently in a verb phrase than in a noun phrase.
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After the focused element
- Example 59-347:
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akota zo aeke na mbage osi ti te nga, na akoli aeke na mbage osi ti te ti ala ngaa-kotapl-bigzopersona-ekepm-copnaprepmbagesideosialsotitoteeatnga,alsonaanda-kolipl-mana-ekepm-copnaprepmbagesideosialsotitoteeattiofala3plngaalsoThe elders were to one side to eat also, and men were also on one side to eat theirs also.
- Example 59-348:
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mo nga, Kamara, mbi ke mu na mo nginza ti gwe na ni na wali ti momo2sgnga,alsoKamara,Kamarambi1sgkecopmugivenaprepmo2sgnginzamoneytiofgwegonaprepnidetnaprepwaliwifetiofmo2sgYou also, Kamara, I'm going to give you money to take it to your wife.
- Example 59-349:
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mbi wara nga bongo mbi yu mambi1sgwaragetngaalsobongoclothmbi1sgyuwearmaclI also get dresses to wear for sure.
Source: Samarin 1967: 237
- Example 59-350:
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ala nga ala hinga yanga ti kodoro ti iala3plngaalsoala3plhingaknowyangalanguagetiofkodorovillagetiofi1plThey also know our indigenous language.
- Example 59-351:
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mo nga Kamara, mbi ke mu na mo nginzamo2sgngaalsoKamara,Kamarambi1sgkecopmugivenaprepmo2sgnginzamoneyYou also Kamara, I'm going to give you money.
Source: Keesing 1988
- Confidence:
- Very certain