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Value A savvy word exists
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Santiago
Parameter:
Savvy
References
Brüser et al. 2002
: s.v. sabe
Examples
Mi N
sabe
más txeu ki nhos [...].
Mi
1sg
N=sabe
1sg
=know
más
more
txeu
much
ki
than
nhos
2pl
[...].
[...]
I know much more than you [...].
See
da Silva 1987
: 126
Ami N stába na un lugár sábi!
A-mi
top
-
1sg
.
indp
N=stá-ba
1sg
.
dep
=be-
ant
na=un=lugár
in=
art
.
indf
=place
sábi!
pleasant
I was at a pleasant place.
German:
Ich befand mich an einem angenehmen Ort!
See
da Silva 1987
: 25
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