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Example 33-154
Djon
tene
un bisikleta.
Djon
John
tene
have
un
one
bisikleta.
bike
John has a bike.
Portuguese:
O João tem uma bicicleta.
Comment:
The orthography is that of the source.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Peck et al. 1988
: 36
Language:
Guinea-Bissau Kriyol
by
Incanha Intumbo
and
Liliana Inverno
and
John Holm
cite
Datapoints:
Predicative possession: Transitive
Existential verb and transitive possession verb: Differentiation
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