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Example 11-282
Di papaya trii troo iin di basura.
Di
art
.
def
papaya
papaya
trii
tree
troo
throw
iin
in
di
art
.
def
basura.
garbage
The papaya tree was thrown into the garbage.
Comment:
Basura
is a loan from Spanish.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
nd
Language:
Nicaraguan Creole English
by
Angela Bartens
cite
Datapoints:
Passive constructions: Passive without verbal coding
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