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Value An expletive subject is not used
Language:
Cameroon Pidgin English
Parameter:
Expletive subject of existential verb
References
Escure n.d.
Examples
Wan yam i dey fo tabul.
Wan
one
yam
yam
i
3sg
.
sbj
dey
cop
fo
for
tabul.
table
There is one yam on the table.
See
nd
Plenti pipul dem dey fo haus.
Plenti
plenty
pipul
people
dem
pl
dey
cop
fo
for
haus.
house
There are many people in the house.
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nd
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