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Predicative adjectives
The mechanisms of the presence or absence of the copula is not fully understood.
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Variable copula
Example 34-117:
Ña tiya beju.
Ña
poss
.
1sg
tiya
aunt
beju.
old
My aunt is old.
Example 34-118:
Ña tiya
i
beju.
Ña
poss
.
1sg
tiya
aunt
ø
pfv
i
cop
beju.
old
My aunt is old.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Casamancese Creole
by
Noël Bernard Biagui
and
Nicolas Quint
cite
Language:
Casamancese Creole
Feature:
Predicative adjectives
Source:
Own knowledge
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