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Language:
Palenquero
Parameter:
Predicative noun phrases
Examples
Ele
e
músiko.
Ele
He/she
e
be
músiko.
musician
He/she is a musician.
Spanish:
(Él/ella) es músico.
I tan
sendá
dotó.
I
I
tan
fut
sendá
be
dotó.
doctor
I will be a doctor.
Spanish:
(Yo) seré doctor/médico.
See
de Friedemann and Patiño Rosselli 1983
: 131
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