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Predicative noun phrases and predicative locative phrases
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Example 47-147:
E ta un mohé chikito.
E
3sg
ta
cop
un
indf
muhé
woman
chikitu.
small
She is a small woman.
Source:
Kouwenberg nd
Example 47-151:
Ora mi ta na lamá mi ta siña landa, pero te ainda mi no por konsiderá mi mes komo landadó.
Ora
hour
mi
1sg
ta
cop
na
loc
lamá
sea
mi
1sg
ta
tns
siña
learn
landa,
swim
pero
but
te
until
ainda
yet
mi
1sg
no
neg
por
can
konsiderá
consider
mi
1sg
mes
refl
komo
as
landadó.
swimmer
When I am on the beach I learn to swim, but I cannot yet consider myself a swimmer.
Source:
Kouwenberg nd
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Papiamentu
by
Silvia Kouwenberg
cite
Language:
Papiamentu
Feature:
Predicative noun phrases and predicative locative phrases
Source:
Kouwenberg 2007
: 321f
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