Datapoint Pichi/Expletive subject of existential verb

Two constructions are equally common: One involves the verb get 'have', an expletive subject and the existing entity in object position. The other involves the copular de 'be at' and the existing entity in subject position.

Values

An expletive subject is used Frequency: 50.0%

Example 19-118:
[...] è no gɛt tɔk nà Pichi.
[...]
[...]
è
3sg.sbj
no
neg
gɛt
have
tɔk
talk
nà
loc
Pichi.
Pichi
[...] there's no word (for that) in Pichi.

Source: Yakpo 2009: 316

Confidence:
Very certain

An expletive subject is not used Frequency: 50.0%

Example 19-119:
Say no de fɔ̀ was han?
Say
side
no
neg
de
cop
fɔ̀
assoc
was
wash
han?
hand
Is there no place to wash (one’s) hands?

Source: Yakpo 2009: 262

Confidence:
Very certain