Value Variable copula

Language:
Principense
Parameter:
Predicative noun phrases
References
Günther 1973: 85

Examples

  1. Ê ladran mutu.
    Ê
    3sg
    ladran
    thief
    mutu.
    very
    He is a big thief.

    See Maurer 2009: 96

  2. M mêsê pa txi sa dôtô.
    M
    1sg
    mêsê
    want
    pa
    comp
    txi
    2sg
    sa
    cop
    dôtô.
    doctor
    I want you to be a doctor.

    See Maurer 2009: 98

  3. Omi xila, ki sa dôtô, ê vika fa.
    Omi
    man
    xila,
    dem
    ki
    rel
    sa
    cop
    dôtô,
    doctor
    ê
    3sg
    vika
    come
    fa.
    neg
    That man, who is a doctor, didn't come.

    See Maurer 2009: 98