Example 1-180

Ma une no bribi: bikasi une no de skaap va mi.
Ma
but
unu
2pl
no
neg
bribi:
believe
bikasi
because
unu
2pl
no
neg
de
cop
skapu
sheep
fu
of
mi.
1sg
But you do not believe, because you are not my sheep / do not belong to my sheep.
Comment:
This example shows nominal predication with the copula de. Here, negation is involved; da cannot be used in such cases.
Type:
written
Source:
Schumann 1781: 147