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Nigerian Pidgin
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Existential verb and transitive possession verb
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Example 17-128:
À ge̱t wo̱n nyam.
À
1sg
.
sbj
ge̱t
have
wo̱n
one
nyam.
yam
I have one yam.
Source:
Faraclas 1996
: 52-52
Example 17-129:
Ì ge̱t wo̱n nyam.
Ì
3sg
.
sbj
.
expl
ge̱t
have
wo̱n
one
nyam.
yam
There is one yam.
Source:
Faraclas 1996
: 52-53
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Nigerian Pidgin
by
Nicholas Faraclas
cite
Language:
Nigerian Pidgin
Feature:
Existential verb and transitive possession verb
Source:
Faraclas 1996
: 52-53
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