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Example 30-191
Sugundu ta kontá
du
, "Gomisiánu" ê nómi di dos ómi ki djuntá
du
: [...].
Sugundu
according.to
ta=kontá-du,
ipfv
=tell-
pass
"Gomisiánu"
Gomisiánu
ê
be
nómi
name
di=dos
of=two
ómi
man
ki=djuntá-du:
comp
=put.together-
pass
[...].
[...]
According to what is told, (the word) "Gomisiánu" consists of the names of two men, that were put together: [...].
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Lang 1993
: 159
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Santiago
by
Jürgen Lang
cite
Datapoints:
Passive constructions: Typical passive construction
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