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Example 60-149
Pierre
moto
abétákí Paul
Pierre
Pierre
moto
hl
a-bét-ákí
3sg
-hit-
pst
Paul
Paul
It was Pierre who hit Paul.
Type:
constructed by near-native speaker linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Lingala
by
Michael Meeuwis
cite
Datapoints:
Focusing of the noun phrase: Fronting with particle after focus
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