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Example 60-92
motó ezalákí kosála yé pási
motó
head
e-zal-ákí
3sg
.
inan
-be-
pst
ko-sál-a
inf
-do-
fv
yé
3sg
pási
pain
The head was hurting him.
Comment:
FV = Final vowel; it has no specific grammatical meaning, but ensures the phonologically canonical consonant-vowel structure on forms such as the infinitive, the subjunctive and the future.
Type:
constructed by near-native speaker linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Lingala
by
Michael Meeuwis
cite
Datapoints:
Experiencer constructions with ‘headache’: Body-part is subject
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