Datapoint Mauritian Creole/Focusing of the noun phrase
Values 
Cleft with focus particle after focus
Frequency: 77.8%
- Example 55-192:
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mo papa mem ki ti dir mwa samo1sgpapafathermemhlkireltipstdirtellmwa1sgsathatIt is my father who told me that. OR: My father told me that.
- Confidence:
- Very certain
Bare cleft (without highlighter)
Frequency: 11.1%
- Example 55-196:
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mwa ki pu géj samwa1sgkirelpufutgéjgetsathisThat's me who will be blamed.French: C'est moi qui vais tout prendre (à leur place). (Ludwig et al. 2001: 235)
Source: Ludwig et al. 2001: 220
- Confidence:
- Certain
Cleft with copula before focus
Frequency: 11.1%
- Example 55-193:
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se li ki ti fer sasecopli3sgkireltipstferdosathatIt is s/he who did that.
- Example 55-194:
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se sa ki guverner labaṅk DE MAURICE mesye Indur Ramphal fin deklar MBCsecopsademkirelguvernergovernorlabaṅkbankDEofMAURICEMauritiusmesyeMisterIndurIndurRamphalRamphalfincompldeklardeclareMBCMBCThat is what the governor of the bank of Mauritius Mr Indur Ramphal declared to MBC (Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation).French: C'est ce qu'a déclaré le gouverneur de la banque de Maurice, M. Indur Ramphal, à la MBC.
Source: Kriegel 1996
- Confidence:
- Intermediate