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Example 58-85
Madia ke na mesa.
Madia
food
ke
is
na
conn
mesa.
table
There is food on the table. OR: The food is on the table.
Type:
constructed by native-speaker linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Kikongo-Kituba
by
Salikoko S. Mufwene
cite
Datapoints:
Expletive subject of existential verb: An expletive subject is not used
Existential verb and transitive possession verb: No transitive possession verb
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