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Example 33-202
Nha pape ki kumpu kasa.
Nha
my
pape
father
ki
that
kumpu
build
kasa.
house
It was my father who built the house.
Portuguese:
O meu pai é que construiu a casa.
Type:
constructed by native-speaker linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Guinea-Bissau Kriyol
by
Incanha Intumbo
and
Liliana Inverno
and
John Holm
cite
Datapoints:
Focusing of the noun phrase: Bare cleft (without highlighter)
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