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Language:
Guinea-Bissau Kriyol
Parameter:
Noun phrase conjunction and comitative
Examples
N’bay praya
ku
Maria.
N-bay
1sg
-go.
pst
praia
beach
ku
com
Maria.
Maria
I went to the beach with Maria.
Portuguese:
Fui à praia com a Maria.
Ami
ku
Maria no bay praya.
Ami
1sg
.
emph
ku
with
Maria
Maria
no
1pl
bay
go
praya.
beach
Maria and I went to the beach.
Portuguese:
Eu e a Maria fomos à praia.
N’tene
des
limaria:
un
gatu,
dus
baka,
tris
katcur ku
kuatru
kobra.
N-tene
1sg
-have.
prs
des
ten
limaria:
animal
un
one
gatu,
cat
dus
two
baka,
cow
tris
three
katcur
dog
ku
and
kuatru
four
kobra.
snake
I have ten animals: one cat, two cows, three dogs, and four snakes.
Portuguese:
Tenho dez animais: um gato, duas vacas, thrês cães e quatro cobras.
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