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Predicative noun phrases
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Variable copula
Example 38-136:
Untu, Palea se sa tela-no-syi ngandyi.
Untu,
between
Palea
Palea
se
dem
sa
be
tela-no-syi
village-
1pl
-
dem
ngandyi.
big
Among them Palea is our biggest village.
Example 38-137:
Bibi sa wan patu dambu.
Bibi
Bibi
sa
be
wan
one
patu
bird
de-Ambô.
of-Annobon
Bibi is an Annobonese bird.
Source:
Creus and Brunat 1992
Example 38-138:
Bibi patusyi na xa lega pa ten lif.
Bibi
Bibi
patu-syi
bird-
dem
na
neg
xa
evid
lega
let
pa
for
ten
have
li-f.
3sg
-
neg
Bibi is a bird that does not let itself be caught.
Source:
Creus and Brunat 1992
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Fa d’Ambô
by
Marike Post
cite
Language:
Fa d’Ambô
Feature:
Predicative noun phrases
Source:
Own fieldwork
Creus and Brunat 1992
: 163
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