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Example 54-144
Moin lété per pour rantré.
Mwen
1sg
lete
cop
.
pst
per
fear
pour
for
rantre.
go.in
I was afraid of entering (the house).
French:
J'avais peur de rentrer (dans la maison).
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Barat et al. 1977
: 65
Language:
Reunion Creole
by
Annegret Bollée
cite
Datapoints:
Experiencer constructions with ‘fear’: Experiencer is subject, 'fear' is non-verbal
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