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Example 19-143
Dì human
fayn.
Dì
def
human
woman
fayn.
be.fine
The woman is beautiful. (NOT: The woman is (feeling) fine.)
Comment:
The stative verb
fayn
denotes an intrinsic value concept.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Yakpo 2009
: 320
Language:
Pichi
by
Kofi Yakpo
cite
Datapoints:
Predicative adjectives: Variable copula
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