Datapoint Nengee/Predicative noun phrases

The copula (n)a is not verbal. It derives from the focus marker na (cf. Migge 2002).

Values

Invariant copula

Example 4-124:
Den mma na wan sama fu Apatu.
Den
their
mma
mother
na
cop
wan
one
sama
person
fu
poss
Apatu.
Apatu
Their mother is a person from Apatou. OR: Their mother is from Apatou.

Source: Goury and Migge 2003: 106

Confidence:
Very certain