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Tok Pisin
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Nominal and verbal conjunction
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Identity, overtly expressed
Example 22-127:
Tupela boi
na
tripela boi mekim faivpela.
Tupela
two
boi
boy
na
and
tripela
three
boi
boy
mekim
make
faivpela.
five
Two boys and three boys are five boys.
Source:
Mihalic 1971
: 138
Example 22-128:
Skul i pinis
na
mi go long ples.
Skul
school
i
pm
pinis
finish
na
and
mi
1sg
go
go
long
prep
ples.
village
School was over, and so I went home.
Source:
Mihalic 1971
: 138
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Tok Pisin
by
Geoff P. Smith
and
Jeff Siegel
cite
Language:
Tok Pisin
Feature:
Nominal and verbal conjunction
Source:
Own knowledge
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