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Example 2-201
Yu abi furu Sumter di mi no sabi.
Yu
2sg
abi
have
furu
many
Sumter
Sumter
di
that
mi
1sg
no
neg
sabi.
know
There are many people by the name of Sumter that I don’t know.
Comment:
This is an example of existential 'have'.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Winford data, Tape 13-a
Language:
Sranan
by
Donald Winford
and
Ingo Plag
cite
Datapoints:
Existential verb and transitive possession verb: Overlap
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