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Example 22-111
I luk olsem bai yumi mas go bek long Manus.
I
pm
luk
look
olsem
like
bai
fut
yumi
1pl
.
incl
mas
must
go
go
bek
back
long
prep
Manus.
Manus
It looks as though we must go back to Manus.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Tok Pisin
by
Geoff P. Smith
and
Jeff Siegel
cite
Datapoints:
Expletive subject in ‘seem’ constructions: An expletive subject is not used
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