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Example 75-156
Zhipaans aasey ooshaam kinweesh oota kitayaanaan.
Zhi-paans
I-think
aasey
already
ooshaam
too.much
kinweesh
long
oota
here
kit-ayaa-naan.
2-be-
1pl
It seems (that) we have stayed long enough.
Comment:
'We' here is inclusive, i.e. both the speaker and the hearer are included.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Fleury 2007
Language:
Michif
by
Peter Bakker
cite
Datapoints:
Expletive subject in ‘seem’ constructions: 'There is no 'seem' construction
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