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Marking of patient noun phrases
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No marking of patient NPs
Example 47-119:
Tambe mi a hiba e pòtrèt nan di bo ultimo ròl di film pa bo mama. E pòtrèt nan a sali bon.
Tambe
also
mi
1sg
a
pfv
hiba
carry
e
def
pòtrèt
photo
nan
pl
di
of
bo
2sg
ultimo
last
ròl
roll
di
of
film
film
pa
for
bo
2sg
mama.
mother
E
def
pòtrèt
photo
nan
pl
a
pfv
sali
come.out
bon.
good
I also carried the photos of your last roll of film to your mother. The pictures came out nice.
Source:
Kouwenberg nd
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Papiamentu
by
Silvia Kouwenberg
cite
Language:
Papiamentu
Feature:
Marking of patient noun phrases
Source:
Own knowledge
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