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Example 1-15
Heddi va dissi riba de na dem heh bergi bakka.
Hede
head
fu
of
disi
this
riba
river
de
cop
na
loc
den
det
.
pl
hei
high
bergi
mountain
baka.
back
The source of this river is behind those high mountains.
German:
Der Ursprung dieses Flusses ist hinter den hohen Bergen. [op.cit.]
Comment:
This example shows locative predication with the copula
de
.
Type:
written (dictionary)
Source:
Schumann 1783
: 127
Language:
Early Sranan
by
Margot C. van den Berg
and
Adrienne Bruyn
cite
Datapoints:
Predicative locative phrases: Variable copula
Predicative noun phrases and predicative locative phrases: Overlap
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