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Example 39-2
Jacob tə faze vɔs də kɔb.
Jacob
Jacob
tə
ipfv
.
npst
faz-e
make-
inf
vɔs
voice
də
of
kɔb.
snake
Jacob is imitating the voice of a snake (lit. Jacob is making the voice of a snake).
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Cardoso 2004-2008
Language:
Diu Indo-Portuguese
by
Hugo C. Cardoso
cite
Datapoints:
Order of subject, object, and verb: Subject-verb-object (SVO)
Marking of possessor noun phrases: Adpositional or case marking of possessor
Uses of the habitual marker: Habitual, progressive, and current state
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