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Raining constructions
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It rains Frequency: 50.0%
Example 16-85:
wɛn ì ren hɛvi jù no gò fit wɔka kam hiɛ
wɛn
when
ì
3sg
ren
rain
hɛvi
heavy
jù
2sg
no
neg
gò
fut
fit
abil
wɔka
walk
kam
come
hiɛ
here
When it rains heavily you won't be able to walk over here.
Confidence:
Very certain
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Rain falls Frequency: 50.0%
Example 16-86:
dat de wɛn dɛ ren fɔl [...] ì kari so mɛni animals go
dat
dem
de
day
wɛn
when
dɛ
art
ren
rain
fɔl
fall
[...]
[...]
ì
3sg
kari
carry
so
so
mɛni
many
animals
animals
go
go
That day when it was raining [...] it (the rain) carried so many animals away.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Ghanaian Pidgin English
by
Magnus Huber
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Language:
Ghanaian Pidgin English
Feature:
Raining constructions
Source:
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