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Value Invariant copula
Language:
Guinea-Bissau Kriyol
Parameter:
Predicative noun phrases
Examples
Djon i kantadur.
Djon
John
i
cop
kantadur.
singer
John is a singer.
Portuguese:
O João é cantor.
ami i kantadur; abo i kantadur; el i kantadur [...]
ami
1sg
i
cop
kantadur;
singer
abo
2sg
i
cop
kantadur;
singer
el
3sg
i
cop
kantadur
singer
[...]
[...]
I am a singer, you are a singer, he is a singer [...]
Portuguese:
Sou cantor, tu és cantor, ele é cantor [...]
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