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Example 28-63
di bokapu bin bangi di doto kɛnɛ
di
the
boko-apu
Amerindian.person-
pl
bin
pst
bangi
afraid
di
the
doto
dead
kɛnɛ
person
Amerindians used to be scared of the dead.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Kouwenberg 2007
: 445
Language:
Berbice Dutch
by
Silvia Kouwenberg
cite
Datapoints:
Generic noun phrases in subject function: Plural noun phrase with definite article
Experiencer constructions with ‘fear’: Experiencer is subject, 'fear' is verbal
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