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Example 72-113
Nyantu yapakayipiya yet.
Nyantu
3sg
yapakayi-piya
small-bit
yet.
yet
He was only little then.
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Comment:
A copula verb
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is not used in this example.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Meakins 2007-2008
Language:
Gurindji Kriol
by
Felicity Meakins
cite
Datapoints:
Predicative adjectives: Variable copula
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