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Predicative noun phrases and predicative locative phrases
Examples
É un kusa muy impottante.
É
be
un
art
.
indf
.
sg
kusa
thing
muy
very
impottante.
important
It is a very important thing/matter.
Spanish:
Es una cosa muy importante.
See
Schwegler and Green 2007
: 292,note 20
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
Mahaná a-ta aí loyo.
Mahaná
kids
a-ta
?-be
aí
there
loyo.
creek
The kids are by/in/at the creek.
Spanish:
Los chicos están donde el arroyo.
Rosalío ta lendro monte.
Rosalío
Rosalío
ta
be
lendro
in
monte.
field
Rosalío is in the field (working).
Spanish:
Rosalío está en el monte.
¡Ele e un muhé!
¡Ele
3sg
e
be
un
art
.
indf
.
sg
muhé!
woman
She is a woman (rather than a man)!
Spanish:
¡Ella es una mujer!
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