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Value Obligatory pronoun words
Language:
Santome
Parameter:
Expression of pronominal subjects
References
Hagemeijer 2007
: 54-71
Examples
Ê tê ome ku sêbê kuji kume bwa so.
Ê
3sg
tê
exist
ome
man
ku
rel
sêbê
know
kuji
cook
kume
food
bwa
good
so.
very
There are men that know how to cook very well. OR: She has a husband that knows how to cook very well.
See
Hagemeijer 2007
: 58
Ê sôbê.
Ê
3sg
sôbê.
rain
It rains.
Bô na sêbê kuma bô so kota mu mon fa?
Bô
2sg
na
neg
sêbê
know
kuma
comp
bô
2sg
so
foc
kota
cut
mu
1sg
.
obj
mon
hand
fa?
neg
Don’t you know that it was you who cut my hand off?
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