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Example 15-135
na waka nɔmɔ dɛm bin de waka
na
foc
waka
walk
nɔmɔ
only
dɛm
3pl
bin
pst
de
prog
waka
walk
They were just walking.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Finney 2003
: 70
Language:
Krio
by
Malcolm Awadajin Finney
cite
Datapoints:
Verb doubling and focus: Verb fronted with a copy in the background clause
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