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Example 18-95
Mango di swit mi.
Mango
mango
di
ipfv
swit
be.sweet
mi.
1sg
.
obj
I like mangoes./These mangoes are delicious.
Comment:
My informant refused to translate this as 'I like mangoes' but said that it would rather mean 'these mangoes are delicious'.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
nd
Language:
Cameroon Pidgin English
by
Anne Schröder
cite
Datapoints:
Experiencer constructions with ‘like’: Experiencer is object
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