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Experiencer constructions with ‘like’
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Example 30-142:
Sima
nha fidju
gosta di kóngu ku kárni ku mandióka li?!
Sima
as
nha=fidju
my=son
gosta
like
di=kóngu
of=congo.bean
ku=kárni
with=meat
ku=mandióka
with=cassava
li?!
here
If it’s exactly congo beans with meat and cassava that my son likes so much?!
Source:
da Silva 1987
: 42
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Santiago
by
Jürgen Lang
cite
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Santiago
Feature:
Experiencer constructions with ‘like’
Source:
Brüser et al. 2002
: s.v. gosta
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