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Example 23-59
Dengue moskito
i putum ek blong hem long ol containers olsem ia [...].
Dengue
dengue
moskito
mosquito
i
agr
putum
put
ek
egg
blong
poss
hem
3sg
long
loc
ol
pl
containers
containers
olsem
like
ia
def
[...].
[...]
Dengue mosquitoes lay their eggs in containers such as the following [...].
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Vanuatu Weekly Hebdomadaire, 13 June 1998
Language:
Bislama
by
Miriam Meyerhoff
cite
Datapoints:
Generic noun phrases in subject function: Bare singular noun phrase in languages with definite article
Pronominal and adnominal demonstratives: Same forms
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