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Example 7-35
Laik wi ste lang inuhf.
Laik
like
wi
1pl
ste
stay
lang
long
inuhf.
enough
It seems that we have stayed long enough.
Comment:
laik
can be combined with negation and TMA particles, e.g.
na laik
or
bin laik.
Type:
constructed by native-speaker linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Vincentian Creole
by
Paula Prescod
cite
Datapoints:
Inclusive/exclusive distinction in independent personal pronouns: No inclusive/exclusive distinction
Expletive subject in ‘seem’ constructions: An expletive subject is not used
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