Example 30-165

Djánta dja sta na mésa [...].
Djánta
dinner
dja
already
sta
be
na=mésa
in=table
[...].
[...]
Dinner is already on the table [...].
Comment:
sta and not ê is used, since the predicative noun phrase is locative and not classificatory.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
da Silva 1987: 43