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Nominal and verbal conjunction
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Example 4-122:
Baa B. be e sikiifi biifi
da
Baa D. be e leisi buku.
Baa
Mr
B.
B.
be
pst
e
ipfv
sikiifi
write
biifi
letter
da
then/and
Baa
Mr
D.
D.
be
pst
e
ipfv
leisi
read
buku.
book
Mr B. was writing letters and Mr D. was reading.
Example 4-123:
Baa Dagu
anga
Baa Koo be go piki manyan.
Baa
Mr
Dagu
Dog
anga
with
Baa
Mr
Koo
Turtle
be
pst
go
go
piki
pick
manyan.
mango
Mr Dog and Mr Turtle had gone mango picking.
Source:
Huttar and Huttar 1994
: 240
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Nengee
by
Bettina Migge
cite
Language:
Nengee
Feature:
Nominal and verbal conjunction
Source:
Goury and Migge 2003
: 151
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