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Example 15-49
we
pus
nɔ de
arata
tek ʧaʤ
we
when
pus
cat
nɔ
neg
de
around
arata
mouse
tek
take
ʧaʤ
charge
When the cat is away the mice will play (lit: When the cat is away the mouse takes charge).
Type:
constructed by native-speaker linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Krio
by
Malcolm Awadajin Finney
cite
Datapoints:
Generic noun phrases in subject function: Bare singular noun phrase in languages with definite article
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