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Example 59-273
aturugu ni amu nginza ni, si ala sara ye ni alingbi na tene so a fa ni na ala so
a-turugu
pl
-soldier
ni
def
a-mu
pm
-take
nginza
money
ni,
def
si
then
ala
3pl
sara
do
ye
thing
ni
def
a-lingbi
pm
-equal.to
na
prep
tene
word
so
rel
a
pm
.
pass
fa
show
ni
def
na
prep
ala
3pl
so
thus
The soldiers took the money and did what they were told to do.
Comment:
The DEF
ni
after
fa
in my opinion is not needed. This is found in Matthew 28:15.
Type:
written (literary)
Source:
New Testament
Language:
Sango
by
William J. Samarin
cite
Datapoints:
Passive constructions: Other atypical passive construction
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