Datapoint Reunion Creole/Expletive subject of existential verb

Values

An expletive subject is not used

Example 54-135:
Nana bokou travay.
Nana
prs.exist
bokou
much
travay.
work
There is a lot of work.
French: Il y a beaucoup de travail.

Source: Cellier 1982: 98

Example 54-136:
Lavé troi frer, troi garson [...].
Lave
pst.exist
trwa
three
frer,
brother
trwa
three
garson
boy
[...].
[...]
There were three brothers, three boys [...].
French: Il y avait trois frères, trois garçons [...].

Source: Barat et al. 1977: 39

Example 54-137:
Nora poin personn pour konetr [...].
Nora
fut.exist
pwen
neg
personn
person
pour
for
konet
know
[...].
[...]
There is nobody who will know [that you killed him].
French: Il n'y aura personne qui le saura [...].

Source: Barat et al. 1977: 60

Confidence:
Very certain