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Example 60-152
aliákí
pé
lípa
a-li-ákí
3sg
-eat-
pst
pé
also
lípa
bread
He also ate bread.
Comment:
The focus is on
lípa
'bread'.
Type:
constructed by near-native speaker linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Lingala
by
Michael Meeuwis
cite
Datapoints:
Focus particle ‘also’: Before the focused element
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