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Language:
Bislama
Parameter:
Existential verb and transitive possession verb
References
Meyerhoff nd
Examples
afta i gat wan smol tri i gru go antap smol nomo
afta
after
i
agr
gat
have
wan
indf
smol
small
tri
tree
i
agr
gru
grow
go
go
antap
on.top
smol
small
nomo
only
And there's a small tree that grew up just a little way.
See
Meyerhoff nd
mama, i gat haf meresin blong mi i stap
mama,
mother
i
agr
gat
have
haf
half
meresin
medicine
blong
poss
mi
1sg
i
agr
stap
stay
Mama, there's still some of my medicine.
See
Meyerhoff nd
oli gat bigfala graon
oli
agr
gat
have
bigfala
big
graon
ground
They have a lot of land.
See
Meyerhoff nd
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