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Example 31-137
Si'N ka tene dinheru, N ta trabadja uji.
Si'N
if.I
ka
neg
tene
have
dinheru,
money
N
I
ta
asp
trabadja
work
uji.
today
If I don't have money, I work today.
Comment:
There seems to be a dichotomy in this variety between
ten
'to have' to express permanent possession and
tene
'to have' to express temporary possession.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
nd
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Brava
by
Marlyse Baptista
cite
Datapoints:
Predicative possession: Transitive
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