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Example 59-217
wen' ake na ya ni,
na
wen' ni ake si gigi
wen'
iron
a-ke
pm
-
cop
na
prep
ya
belly
ni,
det
na
and
wen'
iron
ni
det
a-ke
pm
-
cop
si
arrive
gigi
outside
There's iron in it (the ore), and iron appears (when the ore is melted).
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Samarin 1967
: 90
Language:
Sango
by
William J. Samarin
cite
Datapoints:
Expletive subject of existential verb: An expletive subject is not used
Nominal and verbal conjunction: Identity, overtly expressed
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