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Example 74-124
úkuk úlman yáka t’ú’wan yúlkat labárb
úkuk
that
úlman
old
yáka
3sg
t’ú’wan
have
yúlkat
long
labárb
beard
That old man has a long beard.
Type:
narrative
Source:
Jacobs 1936
: 15
Language:
Chinuk Wawa
by
Anthony P. Grant
cite
Datapoints:
Existential verb and transitive possession verb: Differentiation
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