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Expletive subject of existential verb
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An expletive subject is not used
Example 43-76:
Nu meo di matu
teng
ung pos grandi.
Nu
in
meo
middle
di
of
matu
forest
teng
there.be
ung
a
pos
well
grandi.
big
In the middle of the forest, there was a big well.
Source:
Philippe 2011
: 67
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Batavia Creole
by
Philippe Maurer
cite
Language:
Batavia Creole
Feature:
Expletive subject of existential verb
Source:
Philippe 2011
: 67
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