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Predicative noun phrases and predicative locative phrases
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Example 56-139:
[...] letan ki ou papa ti reziser.
[...]
[...]
letan
time
ki
that
ou
poss
.
2sg
papa
father
ti
pst
reziser.
manager.of.an.estate
[...] the time when your father was a manager of an estate.
Source:
Bollée and Rosalie 1994
Example 56-140:
Sa garson mon ti vwar dan bazar i neve mon madanm.
Sa
the
garson
boy
[Ø
[Ø
mon
1sg
ti
pst
vwar
see
dan
in
bazar]
market]
i
3sg
neve
nephew
mon
1sg
.
poss
madanm.
wife
The boy whom I saw in the market is the nephew of my wife.
Example 56-142:
Mon Ladig.
Mon
1sg
Ladig.
La.Digue
I am on La Digue (an island of the Seychelles).
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Seychelles Creole
by
Susanne Maria Michaelis
and
Marcel Rosalie
cite
Language:
Seychelles Creole
Feature:
Predicative noun phrases and predicative locative phrases
Source:
Own knowledge
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