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Example 58-13
Yandi kwis-aka mbangu.
Yandi
he
kwis-aka
come-
pst
mbangu.
running.
n
He came fast.
Type:
constructed by native-speaker linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Kikongo-Kituba
by
Salikoko S. Mufwene
cite
Datapoints:
Order of frequency adverb, verb, and object: Verb – object – adverb
Special dependent person forms for subject and object: No dependent person forms
Tense-aspect systems: Mixed aspectual-temporal system
Alignment of case marking of personal pronouns: Neutral alignment
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