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Example 9-107
Dat woz di en a tayga.
Dat
that
woz
was
di
the
en
end
a
of
tayga.
Tiger
Tiger lost.
Comment:
The copula
woz
is here used for emphasis in the basilect; otherwise rarely used.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Escure 1985
Language:
Belizean Creole
by
Geneviève Escure
cite
Datapoints:
Suppletion according to tense and aspect: Strong suppletion according to tense only
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