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Example 70-56
U-loŋ ekdam darao.
U-loŋ
3-
pl
ekdam
emph
darao.
be.afraid
They were really scared.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Siegel 1990
: 176
Language:
Pidgin Hindustani
by
Jeff Siegel
cite
Datapoints:
Experiencer constructions with ‘fear’: Experiencer is subject, 'fear' is verbal
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