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Predicative noun phrases
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Variable copula
Example 27-91:
mi na hunggǝsḗ
mi
1sg
na
not
hunggǝsḗ
dog-face
I am not a dog-face.
Source:
Josselin de Jong 1926
: 11
Example 27-92:
Ju a ēn wis man.
Ju
2sg
a
cop
ēn
a
wis
wise
man.
man
You are a wise man.
Source:
Josselin de Jong 1926
: 56
Example 27-151:
diso ēn frāi maní fo hou hus.
diso
dem
ēn
a
frāi
good
maní
way
fo
inf
hou
keep
hus.
house
This is a good way of keeping house.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Negerhollands
by
Robbert van Sluijs
cite
Language:
Negerhollands
Feature:
Predicative noun phrases
Source:
Stolz 1986
: 152,153
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