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Existential verb and transitive possession verb
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Example 23-126:
afta i gat wan smol tri i gru go antap smol nomo
afta
after
i
agr
gat
have
wan
indf
smol
small
tri
tree
i
agr
gru
grow
go
go
antap
on.top
smol
small
nomo
only
And there's a small tree that grew up just a little way.
Source:
Meyerhoff nd
Example 23-127:
mama, i gat haf meresin blong mi i stap
mama,
mother
i
agr
gat
have
haf
half
meresin
medicine
blong
poss
mi
1sg
i
agr
stap
stay
Mama, there's still some of my medicine.
Source:
Meyerhoff nd
Example 23-128:
oli gat bigfala graon
oli
agr
gat
have
bigfala
big
graon
ground
They have a lot of land.
Source:
Meyerhoff nd
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Bislama
by
Miriam Meyerhoff
cite
Language:
Bislama
Feature:
Existential verb and transitive possession verb
Source:
Meyerhoff nd
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