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Example 9-148
Ga li aystaz we grow pan dem.
Ga
got
li
little
aystaz
oysters
we
rel
grow
grow
pan
upon
dem.
them
There are small oysters that grow on them.
Comment:
This example illustrates the existential use of
ga
.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Escure 2004
: 540
Language:
Belizean Creole
by
Geneviève Escure
cite
Datapoints:
Existential verb and transitive possession verb: Identity
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