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Value Variable copula
Language:
Batavia Creole (Tugu)
Parameter:
Predicative adjectives
References
Philippe 2011
: 66ff.
Examples
Sebab eli
teng
asley bong ka nos.
Sebab
because
eli
3sg
teng
cop
asley
so
bong
good
ka
obj
nos.
1pl
Because he is so good to us.
See
Philippe 2011
: 67
Terong kalapa sua fruta
grandi
[...].
Terong
eggplant
kalapa
coconut
sua
poss
fruta
fruit
grandi
big
[...].
[...]
The coconut eggplant's fruit is big [...].
See
Philippe 2011
: 67
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