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Example 75-168
lii pom niwiikishpwaawak / nimyeuwimaawak.
Lii
art
.
pl
pom
apple
ni-wiikish-pw-aaw-ak/
1-like-taste-3-
pl
ni-miyo-eeyim-aaw-ak.
1-good-think.
anim
-3-
pl
I like apples.
Comment:
All verbs are either animate or inanimate. This verb form indicates that the object is grammatically (not necesssarily semantically) animate.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Fleury 2007
Language:
Michif
by
Peter Bakker
cite
Datapoints:
Experiencer constructions with ‘like’: Experiencer is subject
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