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Language:
Kikongo-Kituba
Parameter:
Nominal and verbal conjunction
Examples
Yandi na Petelo bo kwend-aka.
Yandi
he
na
and/with
Petelo
Petelo
bo
they
kwend-aka.
leave-
pst
He and Peter, they left.
Petelo me(ne) dia
ye
yandi me(ne) lala.
Petelo
Peter
me(ne)
prf
dia
eat
ye
and
yandi
he
me(ne)
prf
lala.
sleep
Peter has eaten and has [fallen] asleep (lit. Peter has eaten and has slept).
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