Datapoint Nengee/Predicative adjectives

Ordinary adjectives make no use of a copula (Ex. 106). Temporary states are expressed by a COP + reduplicated verb construction (Ex. 40).

Values

Variable copula

Example 4-40:
A uwiii fu mi de lusulusu kaba.
A
det.sg
uwiii
hair
fu
poss
mi
me
de
cop
lusu~lusu
loose~loose
kaba.
already
My hair is already in a loosened (unbraided) state.

Source: Goury and Migge 2003: 112

Example 4-125:
A nefi saapu.
A
det.sg
nefi
knife
saapu.
sharp
The knife is sharp.

Source: Goury and Migge 2003: 110

Confidence:
Very certain