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Example 38-120
Tankexa pése sé xanta gav.
Tankexa
apparently
pai-sai
man-
dem
sé
know
xanta
sing
gavu.
good
This man seems to be a good singer.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Own fieldwork 1990
Language:
Fa d’Ambô
by
Marike Post
cite
Datapoints:
Expletive subject in ‘seem’ constructions: 'There is no 'seem' construction
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