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Raining constructions
In this construction, the subject 'rain' is always post-posed to the verb.
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Rain falls
Example 42-115:
yo lembrá logu kai chua
yo
1sg
lembrá
think
logu
fut
kai
fall
chua
rain
I think it will rain.
Source:
Baxter 1988
: 173
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Papiá Kristang
by
Alan N. Baxter
cite
Language:
Papiá Kristang
Feature:
Raining constructions
Source:
Baxter and de Silva 2004
: 22
;
Baxter 1988
: 173
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