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Existential verb and transitive possession verb
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Example 53-297:
Ena en ta le piti ki pa kòne byen parle, pa langlè, French.
Ena
there.are
en
art
.
indf
ta
lot.of
le
art
.
indf
.
pl
piti
child
ki
rel
pa
neg
kòne
know.how
byen
well
parle,
speak
pa
neg
langlè,
English
<French>.
French
There are a lot of children who don't know how to speak well, not English, but French.
Source:
Neumann 1985
: 271
Example 53-298:
En mile gen kat pat.
En
art
.
indf
mile
mule
gen
have
kat
four
pat.
leg
A mule has four legs.
Source:
Neumann 1985
: 263
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Louisiana Creole
by
Ingrid Neumann-Holzschuh
and
Thomas A. Klingler
cite
Language:
Louisiana Creole
Feature:
Existential verb and transitive possession verb
Source:
Neumann 1985
: 270sq.
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