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Example 32-110
No ta k'med.
No
1pl
ta
cop
k
com
med.
fear
We are afraid.
Portuguese:
Estamos com medo.
Comment:
Ta
is a copula that refers to non-permanent states. It also functions as a locative copula.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Swolkien de Sousa 2012
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of São Vicente
by
Dominika Swolkien
cite
Datapoints:
Experiencer constructions with ‘fear’: Experiencer is subject, 'fear' is non-verbal
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