Datapoint Afrikaans/Focusing of the noun phrase

Value "Cleft with copula before focus" is always constructed with dit 'it’, dis being the contracted form of dit is ('it is').

Values

Cleft with copula before focus Frequency: 75.0%

Example 29-205:
Dis my pa wat hierdie huis laat bou het.
Dis
3sg.n=cop
my
1sg.poss
pa
father
wat
rel
hierdie
prox.dem
huis
house
laat
let
bou
build
het.
pst
It's my father who had this house built.
Confidence:
Very certain

Cleft with copula after focus Frequency: 25.0%

Example 29-206:
HULLE is dit wat so hard gewerk het. — MARIE is dit/die ene wat so hard gewerk het.
HULLE
3pl.nom
is
is
dit
it
wat
what
so
so
hard
hard
ge-werk
ptcp-work
het.
pst
—
 
MARIE
Marie
is
is
dit/die
3sg.n/def.art
ene
one
wat
what
so
so
hard
hard
ge-werk
ptcp-work
het.
pst
They're the ones who worked so hard. — Mary is the one who worked so hard.
Confidence:
Very certain