Datapoint Reunion Creole/Predicative locative phrases

Values

Invariant copula

Example 54-164:
Mé li lé dan son kaz mem [...].
Me
but
li
3sg
le
cop.prs
dan
in
son
poss.3sg
kaz
house
menm
self
[...].
[...]
But he is in his own house [...].
French: Mais il est dans sa propre maison [...].

Source: Barat et al. 1977: 64

Example 54-165:
[...] mé la mézon le roi lété a koté, kom an vil.
[...]
[...]
me
but
la
def
mezon
house
def
rwa
king
lete
cop.pst
akote,
at.side
konm
like
an
in
vil.
town
[...] but the king’s house was next door, like in town.
French: [...] mais la maison du roi était à côté, comme en ville.

Source: Barat et al. 1977: 64

Confidence:
Certain