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Example 74-97
líli kákwa pus yáka tílxam
líli
time
kákwa
as
pus
then
yáka
3sg
tílxam
person
It was a long time since he had seemed like a person.
Type:
narrative
Source:
Zenk and Johnson 2003
: 23
Language:
Chinuk Wawa
by
Anthony P. Grant
cite
Datapoints:
Expletive subject in ‘seem’ constructions: 'There is no 'seem' construction
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