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Example 49-89
Dlo manyòk pa lèt.
Dlo
water
manyòk
manioc
pa
neg
lèt.
milk
Manioc milk is not milk.
French:
Le lait de manioc n'est pas du lait.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Hilaire 1988
: 35
Language:
Haitian Creole
by
Dominique Fattier
cite
Datapoints:
Generic noun phrases in subject function: Bare singular noun phrase in languages with definite article
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