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Expletive subject of existential verb
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An expletive subject is used Frequency: 50.0%
Example 15-89:
dɛn gɛt bɔku pipul dɛm de
dɛn
3pl
gɛt
have
bɔku
a.lot.of
pipul
people
dɛm
pl
de
loc
There were a lot of people there. OR: A lot of people were there.
Confidence:
Certain
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An expletive subject is not used Frequency: 50.0%
Example 15-90:
it de na di tebul
it
food
de
is.there
na
loc
di
art
tebul
table
There is food on the table.
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Krio
by
Malcolm Awadajin Finney
cite
Language:
Krio
Feature:
Expletive subject of existential verb
Source:
Own knowledge
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