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Value Cleft with copula before focus
Language:
Guinea-Bissau Kriyol
Parameter:
Focusing of the noun phrase
Examples
I
nha pape kin ki kumpu ba kasa.
I
cop
nha
my
pape
father
kin
who
ki
rel
kumpu
build
ba
pst
kasa.
house
It was my father who built the house.
Portuguese:
Foi o meu pai que construiu a casa.
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