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Example 54-145
Non, i di, moin la pa per [...].
Non,
no
i
fin
di,
say
mwen
1sg
.
sbj
la
have
pa
neg
per
fear
[...].
[...]
No, he says, I am not afraid [...].
French:
Non, dit-il, je n'ai pas peur [...].
Comment:
This example shows that
la
is a verb and not the agglutinated article.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Barat et al. 1977
: 64
Language:
Reunion Creole
by
Annegret Bollée
cite
Datapoints:
Experiencer constructions with ‘fear’: Experiencer is subject, 'fear' is verbal
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