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Example 37-103
Ê
parêsê y’usuva a keka.
Ê
expl
parêsê
seem
ya
comp
usuva
rain
sa
prog
ka
ipfv
vika.
come
It seems that rain is coming.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Maurer 2009
: 58
Language:
Principense
by
Philippe Maurer
cite
Datapoints:
Expletive subject in ‘seem’ constructions: An expletive subject is used
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