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Example 59-200
biri ngu (ti) Nzapa apika mingi
biri
yesterday
ngu
water
(ti)
(of)
Nzapa
God
a-pika
pm
-strike
mingi
much
Yesterday it rained a lot.
Comment:
The verb
pika
is always used.
Ngu-Nzapa
can be reduced to
ngu
.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Sango
by
William J. Samarin
cite
Datapoints:
Raining constructions: Rain falls
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