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Predicative noun phrases and predicative locative phrases
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Example 3-89:
Hén dá malénge-ma.
Hén
3sg
dá
be
malénge-ma.
lazy-MA
He is a lazy-bones.
Source:
Veenstra 1996
: 36
Example 3-91:
A ta de a di wósu dendu.
A
3sg
ta
asp
de
be
a
loc
di
def
.
sg
wósu
house
dendu.
inside
He is in the house.
Example 3-92:
En de malenge-ma.
En
3sg
de
be
malenge-ma.
lazy-MA
He is a lazy bones.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Saramaccan
by
Enoch O. Aboh
and
Tonjes Veenstra
and
Norval S.H. Smith
cite
Language:
Saramaccan
Feature:
Predicative noun phrases and predicative locative phrases
Source:
Veenstra 1996
: 36
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