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Existential verb and transitive possession verb
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Example 4-131:
I abi twenti kolu.
I
you
abi
have
twenti
twenty
kolu.
guilder
You have twenty guilders.
Source:
Huttar and Huttar 1994
: 297
Example 4-132:
(Wan) wagi de a u fesi.
(Wan)
(a)
wagi
car
de
cop
a
loc
u
our
fesi.
face
There is a car in front of us.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Nengee
by
Bettina Migge
cite
Language:
Nengee
Feature:
Existential verb and transitive possession verb
Source:
Goury and Migge 2003
: 108-109
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