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Example 22-120
Mi pret na mi lusim.
Mi
1sg
pret
afraid
na
and
mi
1sg
lusim.
leave
I was afraid and I left.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
nd
: Simbu F14
Language:
Tok Pisin
by
Geoff P. Smith
and
Jeff Siegel
cite
Datapoints:
Experiencer constructions with ‘fear’: Experiencer is subject, 'fear' is verbal
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