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Example 33-95
I kasa di Djon ba.
I
3sg
kasa
house
di
of
Djon
John
ba.
pst
It was John's house.
Portuguese:
Era a casa do João.
Comment:
The past marker can follow a noun, but there is no verb (including COP).
Type:
constructed by native-speaker linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Guinea-Bissau Kriyol
by
Incanha Intumbo
and
Liliana Inverno
and
John Holm
cite
Datapoints:
Tightness of the link between the past marker and the verb: Particle, a few lexical items may intervene
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