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Example 58-130
Ku-
dia
yayi ya yandi ke
dia
.
Ku-dia
inf
-eat
yayi
this
ya
conn
yandi
he
ke
be
dia.
eat
(It's) the (particular) way he is eating.
Type:
constructed by native-speaker linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Kikongo-Kituba
by
Salikoko S. Mufwene
cite
Datapoints:
Verb doubling and focus: Verb fronted with a copy in the background clause
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