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Example 25-286
Det wotamelin garra bi bigwan.
Det
dem
wotamelin
watermelon
garra
fut
/
oblig
bi
cop
big-wan.
big-
adj
The watermelon will be big (when it grows).
Comment:
Variety: Fitzroy Valley. This is an example of an adjectival predicate with future tense.
Type:
unknown
Source:
Hudson 1985
: 100
Language:
Kriol
by
Eva Schultze-Berndt
and
Denise Angelo
cite
Datapoints:
Predicative adjectives: No copula
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