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Example 5-157
di maan fut kot
di
the
maan
man
fut
foot
kot
cut
The man's foot is cut. OR: The man has been cut on his foot.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Creolese
by
Hubert Devonish
and
Dahlia Thompson
cite
Datapoints:
Passive constructions: Passive without verbal coding
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