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Passive without verbal coding Frequency: 50.0%
Example 5-157:
di maan fut kot
di
the
maan
man
fut
foot
kot
cut
The man's foot is cut. OR: The man has been cut on his foot.
Confidence:
Very certain
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Typical passive construction Frequency: 50.0%
Example 5-156:
di maan get kot in ii fut
di
the
maan
man
get
pass
kot
cut
in
in
ii
3sg
.
poss
fut
foot
The man has been cut in his foot.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Creolese
by
Hubert Devonish
and
Dahlia Thompson
cite
Language:
Creolese
Feature:
Passive constructions
Source:
Own knowledge
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