Example 2-187

A ma dati srefi de vol.
A
det
ma
mother
dati
dem
srefi
self
de
cop
vol.
pregnant
That mother (cow) herself is pregnant.
Comment:
Use of the copula is restricted to a small class of adjectives, most of which are relatively recent borrowings from Dutch, such as enthoesiast ‘enthusiastic’, bezig ‘busy’, ernstig ‘serious’, vrij ‘free’, etc. (Winford 1997: 283). See our comments on Features 8 "Order of degree word and Adjective" and 42 "Comparative standard marking".
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Winford 1997: 283