Datapoint Principense/Predicative adjectives

With predicative adjectives, the copula sa 'to be' is excluded from most contexts. It is only in complement clauses and desiderative clauses headed by pa as well as after the modal verb po 'can' that the presence of the copula is obligatory.

Values

Variable copula

Example 37-122:
[...] Têtuuga, txi rwin mutu.
[...]
[...]
Têtuuga,
Turtle
txi
2sg
rwin
wicked
mutu.
very
[…] Turtle, you are too wicked.

Source: Maurer 2009: 99

Example 37-123:
Pa ine minu sê sa bôn.
Pa
comp
ine
pl
minu
child
sê
dem
sa
cop
bôn.
good
(I hope) that these children are good.

Source: Maurer 2009: 100

Example 37-124:
Ine ladran sê po sa bôn fa.
Ine
pl
ladran
thief
sê
dem
po
can
sa
cop
bôn
good
fa.
neg
These thieves cannot be good.

Source: Maurer 2009: 100

Confidence:
Very certain