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Example 35-50
Kwa ku inen mosu se fe?
Kwa
thing
ku
"ku"
inen
3pl
.
def
mosu
boys
se
dem
fe?
do
What did the boys in question do?
Comment:
The deictic construal of
inen + N + se
is very productive in the language. The particle
ku
typically, but not obligatorily, follows fronted
wh
-phrases.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Own data
Language:
Santome
by
Tjerk Hagemeijer
cite
Datapoints:
Expression of nominal plural meaning: Plural word preceding the noun
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