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Invariant copula
Example 49-228:
Entèl se move moun.
Entèl
so.and.so
se
SE
move
bad
moun.
person
So-and-so is somebody mean.
French:
Untel est quelqu'un de méchant.
Source:
Dejean 1982
: 15
Example 49-229:
Mari se te on mis nan on dipansè an pwovens.
Mari
Marie
se
SE
te
ant
on
indf
mis
nurse
nan
in
on
indf
dipansè
clinic
an
in
pwovens.
province
Marie was a nurse in a provincial clinic.
French:
Marie était infirmière dans un dispensaire de province.
Source:
Dejean 1982
: 31
Example 49-230:
Malis se yon doktè.
Malis
Malice
se
SE
yon
indf
doktè.
doctor
Malice is a doctor.
French:
Malice est un médecin.
Source:
DeGraff 1995
: 70
Example 49-231:
Malis te yon doktè.
Malis
Malice
te
ant
yon
def
doktè.
doctor
Malice was a doctor.
French:
Malice était médecin.
Source:
DeGraff 1995
: 72
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Haitian Creole
by
Dominique Fattier
cite
Language:
Haitian Creole
Feature:
Predicative noun phrases
Source:
Dejean 1982
: 15
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