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Invariant copula
Example 47-149:
E ta mashá bunita mes.
E
3sg
ta
cop
mashá
much
bunita
pretty
mes.
emph
It is really very pretty.
Source:
Kouwenberg nd
Example 47-150:
Nos dos kachónan ta brabu.
Nos
1pl
dos
two
kachó
dog
nan
pl
ta
cop
brabu.
bad
Our two dogs are bad (dogs).
Source:
Muller 1989
: 111
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Papiamentu
by
Silvia Kouwenberg
cite
Language:
Papiamentu
Feature:
Predicative adjectives
Source:
Kouwenberg 2007
: 321f
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