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Generic-noun-based indefinites
Example 28-42:
kɛnɛ mut mɛto
kɛnɛ
person
mu-tɛ
go-
pfv
mɛtɛ
with
o
3sg
Some went with it (i.e. stole it).
Source:
Kouwenberg 1994
: 624
Example 28-43:
gutu wa gjoftɛkɛ toro
gutu
thing
wa
pst
gjof-tɛ
hit-
pfv
ɛkɛ
1sg
toro
eye
Something had hit my eye.
Source:
Kouwenberg 1994
: 607
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Berbice Dutch
by
Silvia Kouwenberg
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Language:
Berbice Dutch
Feature:
Indefinite pronouns
Source:
Kouwenberg 1994
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