Value Overlap

Language:
Angolar
Parameter:
Existential verb and transitive possession verb
References
Maurer 1995: 103

Examples

  1. Aie tha ku ê kikiê.
    Aie
    now
    tha
    be
    ku
    with
    ê
    it
    kikiê.
    fish
    Now there is fish.
    French: Maintenant, il y a du poisson.

    See Maurer 1995: 103

  2. Aie kikiê the.
    Aie
    now
    kikiê
    fish
    the.
    there.is
    Now there is fish.

    See Maurer 1995: 103

  3. Thô letu kanua e tambe tha ki tano baburu [...].
    Thô
    then
    letu
    inside
    kanua
    canoe
    e
    dem
    tambe
    also
    tha
    be
    ki
    with
    tano
    five
    baburu
    baburu
    [...].
    [...]
    So in the canoe there were also five baburu [...].

    See Maurer 1995: 103

  4. Tepu nakulu kwanda tia ta tê ũa ome.
    Tepu
    time
    nakulu
    old
    kwanda
    high
    tia
    land
    ta
    pst
    tê
    have
    ũa
    one
    ome.
    man
    In the olden days, in the highlands, there was a man.

    See Maurer 1995: 103