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Example 58-99
Beto ke na nzo.
Beto
we
ke
be
na
conn
nzo.
house
We are at home/in the house.
Comment:
In the present
ke(le)
means 'be' (like the English copula).
Type:
constructed by native-speaker linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Kikongo-Kituba
by
Salikoko S. Mufwene
cite
Datapoints:
Predicative locative phrases: Invariant copula
Predicative noun phrases and predicative locative phrases: Identity
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