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Guinea-Bissau Kriyol
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Expletive subject of existential verb
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An expletive subject is used Frequency: 70.0%
Example 33-128:
I ten
un igreja na e prasa.
I
3sg
ten
have
un
a
igreja
church
na
in
e
this
prasa.
town
There is a church in this town.
Portuguese:
Há uma igreja nesta vila.
Example 33-129:
*Kasa ten vs. I ten un kasa.
*Kasa
house
ten
exist
vs.
vs.
I
3sg
ten
exist
un
indf
kasa.
house
NOT: *Exists a house vs. There is a house.
Portuguese:
Há uma casa.
Confidence:
Very certain
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An expletive subject is not used Frequency: 30.0%
Example 33-127:
Byanda ten.
Byanda
food
ten.
exist
There is food.
Portuguese:
Há comida.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Guinea-Bissau Kriyol
by
Incanha Intumbo
and
Liliana Inverno
and
John Holm
cite
Language:
Guinea-Bissau Kriyol
Feature:
Expletive subject of existential verb
Source:
Own knowledge
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