Example 1-179

Mi de wan muffina, mi no ha bakka, mi no ha fesi.
Mi
1sg
de
cop
wan
indf.sg
mofina,
miserable
mi
1sg
no
neg
ha
have
baka,
back
mi
1sg
no
neg
ha
have
fesi.
face
I'm a miserable person, I don't know which way to turn.
German: Ich bin ein elender Mensch, ich weiss weder aus noch ein, ich bin ganz verlassen. [op.cit.]
Comment:
This example shows nominal predication with the copula de. Apart from instances involving TAM markers, auxiliaries, or negation, where da cannot be used, de is less frequent with nominal predication.
Type:
written (dictionary)
Source:
Schumann 1783: 117