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Language:
Fa d’Ambô
Parameter:
Existential verb and transitive possession verb
Examples
I té wan lapizi.
Eli
3sg
té
have
wan
art
lapizi.
pencil
He has a pencil.
Ola xadyi sa patu ku wan aza kabadu.
Oluya
outside
xadyi
house
sa
be
patu
bird
ku
with
wan
art
aza
wing
kabadu.
broken
There is a bird in the yard with a broken wing.
Mete patio té wan bityil ku wan aza kabadu.
Mete
inside
patio
yard
té
have
wan
art
bityili
bird
ku
with
wan
art
aza
wing
kabadu.
broken
There is a bird in the yard with a broken wing.
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