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Example 44-177
Mi táta kel yasé kel kása.
Mi
1sg
.
poss
táta
father
kel
rel
ya-asé
pfv
-make
kel
def
kása.
house
It is my father that built the house.
Comment:
Kel,
which has the functions of demonstrative and of definite article, and
ke
are used in relative clauses. Their distribution still needs to be studied.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Own data
Language:
Ternate Chabacano
by
Eeva Sippola
cite
Datapoints:
Focusing of the noun phrase: Bare cleft (without highlighter)
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