Example 1-183

Mie dee piekienso swakkie jetee.
Mi
1sg
de
cop
pikinso
little
swaki
weak
ete.
still
I'm still a bit weak.
Dutch: Ik ben nog wat zwakjes. [op.cit.]
Comment:
This example shows adjectival predication with the copula dee; the occurrence of the degree adverb piekienso between dee and swakkie excludes a reading of dee as aspect marker and of swakkie as verbal.
Type:
written
Source:
Weygandt 1798: 97