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Rain falls
Example 22-114:
Traipela win, ren i kam.
Traipela
big.
mod
win,
wind
ren
rain
i
pm
kam.
come
A big wind and rain came.
Source:
nd
: WSP F17
Example 22-115:
Ren i kam long mipela nau.
Ren
Rain
i
pm
kam
come
long
prep
mipela
1pl
.
excl
nau.
now
It rained on us.
Source:
nd
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Tok Pisin
by
Geoff P. Smith
and
Jeff Siegel
cite
Language:
Tok Pisin
Feature:
Raining constructions
Source:
Own knowledge
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