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Value No copula
Language:
Tok Pisin
Parameter:
Predicative noun phrases
Examples
Dedi bilong mi em ticha.
Dedi
father
bilong
poss
mi
1sg
em
3sg
ticha.
teacher
My father was a teacher.
See
nd
: ENB F18
Em i wanpla ticha.
Em
3sg
i
pm
wan-pla
one-
mod
ticha.
teacher
He was a teacher.
See
nd
: ESP M15
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