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Expletive subject of existential verb
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An expletive subject is not used
Example 55-113:
ena diber lor latab
ena
have
diber
butter
lor
on
latab
table
There is butter on the table.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Mauritian Creole
by
Philip Baker
and
Sibylle Kriegel
cite
Language:
Mauritian Creole
Feature:
Expletive subject of existential verb
Source:
Own knowledge
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