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Example 8-140
Di chrii kot an wi no nuo a huu kot i.
Di
det
chrii
tree
kot
cut
an
and
wi
1pl
no
neg
nuo
know
a
foc
huu
who
kot
cut
i.
3sg
The tree was cut but we don't know by whom.
Type:
constructed by native-speaker linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Jamaican
by
Joseph T. Farquharson
cite
Datapoints:
Passive constructions: Passive without verbal coding
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