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Example 23-87
yumi bae i no save stopem maot blong yu
yumi
1pl
.
incl
bae
irr
i
agr
no
neg
save
abil
stopem
block
maot
mouth
blong
poss
yu
2sg
We can't close your mouth completely.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Meyerhoff nd
Language:
Bislama
by
Miriam Meyerhoff
cite
Datapoints:
Negation and tense, aspect, and mood marking: Same TAM marking in negated clauses
Marking of patient noun phrases: No marking of patient NPs
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