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Example 47-215
Ta
e kakalaka e vruminganan a kome.
Ta
cop
e
def
kakalaka
cockroach
e
def
vruminga
ant
nan
pl
a
pfv
kome.
eat
It is the cockroach that the ants have eaten.
Type:
published source
Source:
Muller 1983
: 43
Language:
Papiamentu
by
Silvia Kouwenberg
cite
Datapoints:
Focusing of the noun phrase: Cleft with copula before focus
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