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Example 47-218
Ta djis fia ma fiabo e buki.
Ta
cop
djis
just
fia
lend
mi
1sg
a
pfv
fia
lend
bo
2sg
e
def
buki.
book
I have merely lent you the book (not given it).
Type:
published source
Source:
Kouwenberg and Muysken 1995
: 212
Language:
Papiamentu
by
Silvia Kouwenberg
cite
Datapoints:
Verb doubling and focus: Verb fronted with a copy in the background clause
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