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Example 54-226
Bin, vréman, sé Pti Zan lé an ler laba.
Bin,
well
vreman,
really
se
hl
Pti
Pti
Zan
Zan
le
cop
.
prs
anler
up
laba.
there
Well, really, it’s Pti Zan up there.
French:
Eh bien, vraiment, c'est Petit Jean qui est là-haut .
Comment:
Pti Zan is the main character in many local stories.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Barat et al. 1977
: 55
Language:
Reunion Creole
by
Annegret Bollée
cite
Datapoints:
Focusing of the noun phrase: Fronting with particle before focus
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