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Predicative locative phrases
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Invariant copula
Example 26-68:
gɹams azɹ ɔm tɛl um a no stɛ
gɹams
grandmother
azɹ
answer
ɔm
3sg
tɛl
tell
um
3pl
a
1sg
no
neg
stɛ
loc
Grandma, answer it, tell them I'm not here!
Source:
Velupillai 2003
: 93
Example 26-90:
ða lædi stɛ ova ðɛa
ða
art
lædi
lady
stɛ
loc
ova
over
ðɛa
there
The lady is over there.
Source:
Velupillai 2003
: 23
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Hawai‘i Creole
by
Viveka Velupillai
cite
Language:
Hawai‘i Creole
Feature:
Predicative locative phrases
Source:
Velupillai 2003
: 93, 23
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