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Example 1-185
Alla Ningre blakka.
Ala
all
nengre
negro
blaka.
be.black
All negroes are black. (i.e. The pot is calling the kettle black.)
German:
Es hat kein Neger dem andern etwas vorzuwerfen (wegen des Standes u. der Farbe.). [op.cit.]
Comment:
This example shows adjectival predication without copula; it contrasts with Example 184 regarding the presence of
de
.
Type:
written (dictionary)
Source:
Schumann 1783
: 122
Language:
Early Sranan
by
Margot C. van den Berg
and
Adrienne Bruyn
cite
Datapoints:
Predicative adjectives: Variable copula
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