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Example 1-246
Da no boi gudu da somma habi.
Da
it.be
no
neg
boi
small
gudu
wealth
da
det
.
sg
soma
person
habi.
have
He is very wealthy.
German:
Er hat keinen kleinen Reichthum. [op.cit.]
Type:
written (dictionary)
Source:
Schumann 1783
: 19
Language:
Early Sranan
by
Margot C. van den Berg
and
Adrienne Bruyn
cite
Datapoints:
Focusing of the noun phrase: Cleft with copula before focus
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