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Example 38-138
Bibi patusyi na xa lega pa ten lif.
Bibi
Bibi
patu-syi
bird-
dem
na
neg
xa
evid
lega
let
pa
for
ten
have
li-f.
3sg
-
neg
Bibi is a bird that does not let itself be caught.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Creus and Brunat 1992
Language:
Fa d’Ambô
by
Marike Post
cite
Datapoints:
Predicative noun phrases: Variable copula
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