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Example 9-168
Yu get ʧap kwik.
Yu
2sg
get
get
ʧap
chop
kwik.
quick
You get chopped quickly. OR: You may soon get cut/hurt.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Escure 1983
: 42
Language:
Belizean Creole
by
Geneviève Escure
cite
Datapoints:
Passive constructions: Typical passive construction
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