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Predicative locative phrases
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No copula
Example 55-131:
li lakaz — mo Por Lwi
li
3sg
lakaz
house
—
mo
1sg
Por
Port
Lwi
Louis
S/he is at home/in the house. — I am in/at Port Louis.
Example 55-132:
Devika Maybur
Devika
Devika
Maybur
Mahébourg
Devika is at Mahébourg.
French:
Devika est à Mahébourg.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Mauritian Creole
by
Philip Baker
and
Sibylle Kriegel
cite
Language:
Mauritian Creole
Feature:
Predicative locative phrases
Source:
Baker 2003
: 133
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