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Example 58-114
Muntu mene kuf-il-a mono.
Muntu
person
mene
prf
kuf-il-a
die-
appl
-
inf
mono.
1sg
The/A person has died on my account.
Comment:
This is an adversative use of the applicative.
Type:
constructed by native-speaker linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Kikongo-Kituba
by
Salikoko S. Mufwene
cite
Datapoints:
Indefinite pronouns: Generic-noun-based indefinites
Applicative constructions: Benefactive function and any base
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