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Existential verb and transitive possession verb
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Example 15-74:
wi gɛt fo pikin
wi
1pl
gɛt
have
fo
four
pikin
child
We have four children.
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:
Very certain
Language:
Krio
by
Malcolm Awadajin Finney
cite
Language:
Krio
Feature:
Existential verb and transitive possession verb
Source:
Own knowledge
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