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Example 31-121
Si ka txobe, N ka ta simia.
Si
if
ka
neg
txobe,
rain
N
I
ka
neg
ta
hab
simia.
plant.seed
If it does not rain, I don't plant seeds.
Comment:
This example was taken from my Santiago corpus. Its counterpart is also possible in the Brava variety although I could not find an illustrative example in my Brava corpus.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
nd
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Brava
by
Marlyse Baptista
cite
Datapoints:
Raining constructions: Rains
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