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Language:
Krio
Parameter:
Existential verb and transitive possession verb
Examples
wi gɛt fo pikin
wi
1pl
gɛt
have
fo
four
pikin
child
We have four children.
dɛn gɛt bɔku pipul dɛm de
dɛn
3pl
gɛt
have
bɔku
a.lot.of
pipul
people
dɛm
pl
de
loc
There were a lot of people there. OR: A lot of people were there.
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