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Example 31-153
Kel k’e dinheru ki
podu
na kaxa.
Kel
this
k’e
comp
.is
dinheru
money
ki
comp
podu
put
na
in
kaxa.
account
That was the money that was put in the bank account.
Comment:
This construction displays a theme in subject position but the next example is agentless or impersonal and is also pervasive in the language.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
nd
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Brava
by
Marlyse Baptista
cite
Datapoints:
Passive constructions: Typical passive construction
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