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Principense
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Expletive subject of existential verb
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An expletive subject is used Frequency: 50.0%
Example 37-105:
Ê
tê ningê nhon di pasa lala fa.
Ê
expl
tê
have
ningê
person
nhon
no
di
of
pasa
pass
lala
there
fa.
neg
There is nobody who passes by over there.
Source:
Maurer 2009
: 58
Confidence:
Very certain
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An expletive subject is not used Frequency: 50.0%
Example 37-106:
Tê ningê nhon di pasa lala fa.
Tê
have
ningê
person
nhon
no
di
of
pasa
pass
lala
there
fa.
neg
There is nobody who passes by over there.
Source:
Maurer 2009
: 58
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Principense
by
Philippe Maurer
cite
Language:
Principense
Feature:
Expletive subject of existential verb
Source:
Maurer 2009
: 58f.
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