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Value After the focused element
Language:
Ambon Malay
Parameter:
Focus particle ‘also’
References
van Minde 1997
: 79
Examples
Bisa bera-bera ni. Beta rasa mo konto
lei!
Bisa
can
bera~bera
defecate~defecate
ni.
dem
Beta
1sg
rasa
feel
mo
fut
konto
fart
lei!
also
I could get diarrhea. I feel like farting too.
See
van Minde 1997
: 255
[...] la de kasi beta sa-bua lei.
[...]
[...]
la
then
de
3sg
kasi
give
beta
1sg
sa-bua
one-
clf
lei.
also
[...] and then she gave me one as well.
See
van Minde 1997
: 221
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