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Example 35-170
Sela n sa ku jêlu ni mon.
Sela
mood
n
1sg
sa
be
ku
with
jêlu
money
ni
in
mon.
hand
I must have money on me.
Comment:
Sela
is a grammaticalized mood particle that occurs at the beginning of clauses.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Own data
Language:
Santome
by
Tjerk Hagemeijer
cite
Datapoints:
Predicative possession: Comitative
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