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Example 23-60
Pikinini
emi mas learn taem emi smol nomo rispect blong brata, sista, papa, mama, uncle anti.
Pikinini
child
emi
3sg
.
agr
mas
must
learn
learn
taem
time
emi
3sg
.
agr
smol
small
nomo
only
rispect
respect
blong
of
brata,
brother
sista,
sister
papa,
father
mama,
mother
uncle
uncle
anti.
aunty
Children (A child) must learn respect for brothers, sisters, father, mother, uncle, aunty, when they are very little.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Trading Post, 10 June 1998
Language:
Bislama
by
Miriam Meyerhoff
cite
Datapoints:
Generic noun phrases in subject function: Bare singular noun phrase in languages with definite article
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