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Example 56-200
Bann zonm ki danse sa tinge.
Bann
pl
zonm
man
ki
rel
danse
dance
sa
dem
tinge.
tinge
It is/was only the men who danced the tinge (a kind of traditional dance).
Comment:
Here the non-marked verb has past reference because it is in a narrative context.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Michaelis 1994
: 183
Language:
Seychelles Creole
by
Susanne Maria Michaelis
and
Marcel Rosalie
cite
Datapoints:
Focusing of the noun phrase: Bare cleft (without highlighter)
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