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Predicative noun phrases and predicative locative phrases
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Example 28-101:
en ka alwes jɛ di mingi ben ka
eni
3pl
kan
can
alwes
always
jɛn
be
di
the
mingi
water
ben
inside
ka
neg
They cannot be in the water forever.
Source:
Kouwenberg 1994
: 616
Example 28-120:
ɛkɛ da boko jɛrma
ɛkɛ
1sg
da
cop
boko
Amerindian
jɛrma
woman
I am an Amerindian woman. OR: I am Amerindian (i.c. Arawak).
Source:
Kouwenberg 2007
: 446
Example 28-122:
ʃi papa wa da riki man
ʃi
3sg
.
poss
papa
father
wa
pst
da
cop
riki
rich
man
man
His father was a rich man.
Source:
Kouwenberg 2007
: 447
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Berbice Dutch
by
Silvia Kouwenberg
cite
Language:
Berbice Dutch
Feature:
Predicative noun phrases and predicative locative phrases
Source:
Kouwenberg 1994
: 117-136
;
Kouwenberg 2007
: 40-42
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