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Example 33-203
Kuri ku i na kuri sin ka limpu.
Kuri
run
ku
rel
i
3sg
na
prog
kuri
run
sin
emph
ka
neg
limpu.
clean
The way he's running is not fair.
Portuguese:
A correr assim deve ter tomado algo.
Comment:
Ku
emphasizes the nominalized fronted verb.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Kihm 1994
: 182
Language:
Guinea-Bissau Kriyol
by
Incanha Intumbo
and
Liliana Inverno
and
John Holm
cite
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