Value Variable copula

Language:
Pichi
Parameter:
Predicative adjectives
References
Yakpo 2009

Examples

  1. Tìdé dì human de fayn.
    Tìdé
    today
    dì
    def
    human
    woman
    de
    cop
    fayn.
    fine
    Today the woman is (feeling) fine. (NOT: Today the woman is beautiful.)

    See Yakpo 2009: 320

  2. Dì human fayn.
    Dì
    def
    human
    woman
    fayn.
    be.fine
    The woman is beautiful. (NOT: The woman is (feeling) fine.)

    See Yakpo 2009: 320

  3. [...] è big.
    [...]
    [...]
    è
    3sg.sbj
    big.
    be.big
    [...] it's big.

    See Yakpo 2009: 636