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Example 1-156
Kaba alwassi so menni fissi ben de, tog netti no brokko.
Kaba
but
awansi
although
someni
many
fisi
fish
ben
pst
de,
be.there
togu
still
neti
net
no
neg
broko.
break
But although there were a lot of fish, still the net did not tear.
Type:
written
Source:
Schumann 1781
: 295
Language:
Early Sranan
by
Margot C. van den Berg
and
Adrienne Bruyn
cite
Datapoints:
Expletive subject of existential verb: An expletive subject is not used
Existential verb and transitive possession verb: Differentiation
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