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Variable copula
Example 5-121:
az dem se ool aig a livn piipl
az
as
dem
3pl
se
say
ool
old
aig
higues
a
cop
livn
living
piipl
people
since they say Old Higues are living people
Source:
Rickford 1987
: 146, line 344
Example 5-122:
dis taim na laang taim
dis
this
taim
time
na
neg
laang
long
taim
time
This time is not the olden days.
Source:
Dolphin 1996
: 66
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Creolese
by
Hubert Devonish
and
Dahlia Thompson
cite
Language:
Creolese
Feature:
Predicative noun phrases
Source:
Dolphin 1996
: 66
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