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Example 58-70
mbisi ya ku-yuma
mbisi
fish
ya
conn
ku-yuma
inf
-dry
dry fish
Comment:
This is an example of an infinitive used to modify the head noun, to which it is connected by the connective
ya
.
Type:
constructed by native-speaker linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Kikongo-Kituba
by
Salikoko S. Mufwene
cite
Datapoints:
Aspect markers and inchoative meaning: No inchoative meaning with aspect markers
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