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Expletive subject of existential verb
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An expletive subject is not used
Example 32-99:
Ten
txeu amdjer e k ta bá peská.
Ten
have.
prs
txeu
many
amdjer
woman
e
foc
k
rel
ta
prs
bá
go
peská.
fish
There are many women who go fishing.
Portuguese:
Há muitas mulheres que vão pescar.
Source:
Swolkien de Sousa 2012
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of São Vicente
by
Dominika Swolkien
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Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of São Vicente
Feature:
Expletive subject of existential verb
Source:
Swolkien de Sousa 2012
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