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Example 16-85
wɛn ì ren hɛvi jù no gò fit wɔka kam hiɛ
wɛn
when
ì
3sg
ren
rain
hɛvi
heavy
jù
2sg
no
neg
gò
fut
fit
abil
wɔka
walk
kam
come
hiɛ
here
When it rains heavily you won't be able to walk over here.
Comment:
This example shows an expletive subject.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Own fieldwork
Language:
Ghanaian Pidgin English
by
Magnus Huber
cite
Datapoints:
Raining constructions: It rains
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