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Example 59-346
gongo so mbi gwe so, mbi wara lo na lege
go-ngo
go-
nmlz
so
rel
mbi
1sg
gwe
go
so,
thus
mbi
1sg
wara
find
lo
3sg
na
prep
lege
way
When I was going, I met her/him on the path.
Comment:
This is the way I would translate this kind of construction, which I certainly have heard, but it might be a focussing strategy.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Sango
by
William J. Samarin
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