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Example 17-216
Nà mà fada (shà) byud dì haws.
Nà
hl
mà
1s
.
poss
fada
father
(shà)
(
pcl
)
byud
build
dì
art
.
def
haws.
house
It is my father who built the house.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Nigerian Pidgin
by
Nicholas Faraclas
cite
Datapoints:
Focusing of the noun phrase: Fronting with particle before focus
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