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Value Variable copula
Language:
Gurindji Kriol
Parameter:
Predicative noun phrases
References
Meakins 2011
: 424
Examples
Ankaj dat karu im yapakayiwan.
Ankaj
poor.thing
dat
the
karu
child
im
3sg
yapakayi-wan.
small-
nmlz
Poor kid, he's only little.
See
Meakins 2011
: 424
Likarta yapakayi-wan LD
Likarta
lizard
yapakayi-wan
small-
nmlz
LD
LD
(You look) Leyton, that lizard is a small one.
See
Meakins 2003-2006
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