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Example 31-154
Na setenti sinku ki
dadu
independensia.
Na
in
setenti
seventy
sinku
five
ki
that
dadu
given
independensia.
independence
It was in seventy five that we were given our independence.
Comment:
This construction displays a passive where the agent 'we' is recovered from the context.
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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