Value No copula

Language:
Kriol
Parameter:
Predicative adjectives

Examples

  1. Dijan iya im mukarra tri. Thad lif pat bla mukarra, im gudwan bla so.
    Dijan
    prox:adj
    iya
    here
    im
    3sg
    mukarra
    river.pandanus
    tri.
    tree
    Thad
    dem
    lif
    leaf
    pat
    part
    bla
    dat/poss
    mukarra,
    river.pandanus
    im
    3sg
    gud-wan
    good-adj
    bla
    dat/poss
    so.
    sore
    This here is a river pandanus. The leaf of the river pandanus is good for sores.

    See Daniels et al. 2001

  2. Jikiwan thet garndi.
    Jiki-wan
    cheeky-adj
    thet
    dem
    garndi.
    tree
    It is 'cheeky' (bitter or dangerous) that (type of) tree.
  3. [...] wen ai bin yangwan.
    [...]
    [...]
    wen
    subord
    ai
    1sg
    bin
    pst
    yang-wan.
    young-adj
    [...] when I was young.
  4. Binji pat rait, im klinwan, ani i gotim mardba langa bekbon said.
    Binji
    belly
    pat
    part
    rait,
    right
    im
    3sg
    klin-wan,
    clean-adj
    ani
    only/but
    i
    3sg
    got-im
    have-tr
    mardba
    spike
    langa
    loc
    bekbon
    back
    said.
    side
    The belly is all right, it's clean, but it has spikes on the back.
  5. Mibala bin reken dis matha bin sikwan.
    Mibala
    1pl
    bin
    pst
    reken
    think/say
    dis
    prox
    matha
    mother
    bin
    pst
    sik-wan.
    sick-adj
    We figured this mother (bird) was sick.

    See Sandefur and Sandefur 1982: 67

  6. Det wotamelin garra bi bigwan.
    Det
    dem
    wotamelin
    watermelon
    garra
    fut/oblig
    bi
    cop
    big-wan.
    big-adj
    The watermelon will be big (when it grows).

    See Hudson 1985: 100

  7. [...] wandi bi keful.
    [...]
    [...]
    wandi
    pot
    bi
    cop
    keful.
    careful
    [we] should/will be careful.

    See Angelo et al. 1998

  8. [...] en i bin bi lilbit swit.
    [...]
    [...]
    en
    and
    i
    3sg
    bin
    pst
    bi
    cop
    lilbit
    somewhat
    swit.
    sweet/tasty
    [...] and it was quite tasty.

    See Hudson 1985: 168

  9. Dijan na, hadwan brabli.
    Dijan
    prox:adj
    na,
    now
    had-wan
    hard-adj
    brabli.
    properly
    This one is really hard. (context: picture matching task)
  10. Dijan kokiroj bin rili bigwan.
    Dijan
    prox:adj
    kokiroj
    cockroach
    bin
    pst
    rili
    really
    big-wan.
    big-adj
    This cockroach was really big. OR: Once there was a big cockroach. (Original translation)

    See Bennett 1986: 1

  11. Aaaa dis brabli gudwan.
    Aaaa
    interj
    dis
    prox
    brabli
    really
    gud-wan.
    good-adj
    Ah, this one is very good.

    See Graber 1987: 13