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Example 30-146
Tenba un ómi madur ki ka ta medeba.
Ten-ba
have-
ant
un=ómi
art
.
indf
=man
madur
mature
ki=ka=ta=mede-ba.
comp
=
neg
=
ipfv
=fear-
ant
There was a mature man who was not afraid.
German:
Es war [einmal] ein reifer Mann, der hatte keine Angst.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
da Silva 1987
: 62
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Santiago
by
Jürgen Lang
cite
Datapoints:
Experiencer constructions with ‘fear’: Experiencer is subject, 'fear' is verbal
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