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Example 37-181
Txi sa kume a? – Ade ô,
bêbê
êli ki n sa
bêbê
.
Txi
2sg
sa
prog
kume
eat
a?
q
–
–
Ade
no
ô,
val
bêbê
drink
êli
foc
ki
rel
n
1sg
sa
prog
bêbê.
drink
Are you eating? – No, I am drinking.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Maurer 2009
: 144
Language:
Principense
by
Philippe Maurer
cite
Datapoints:
Verb doubling and focus: Verb fronted with a copy in the background clause
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