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Example 19-201
Di wan, yu
senwe
yù dè go.
Di
This
wan,
one
yu
2sg
senwe
emph
yù
2sg
dè
ipfv
go.
go
This time, you yourself/too are going (i.e. dying).
Comment:
The focus/emphasis particles sɛf and /senwe/ both express 'also' and emphasis/focus. There is no commonly used etymon of the English word 'too' in Pichi.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Yakpo 2009
: 41
Language:
Pichi
by
Kofi Yakpo
cite
Datapoints:
Focus particle ‘also’: After the focused element
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