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Expletive subject of existential verb
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An expletive subject is not used
Example 57-64:
na pa ʃilda?
na
exist
pa
neg
ʃilda?
Gildas
Isn't Gildas there?
Source:
Ehrhart 1993
: 173
Example 57-65:
na a ŋgra laport ʃe mwa
na
exist
a
art
.
indf
ŋgra
big
laport
door
ʃe
prep
mwa
my.place
There is a big door at my place.
Source:
Ehrhart 1993
: 173
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Tayo
by
Sabine Ehrhart
and
Melanie Revis
cite
Language:
Tayo
Feature:
Expletive subject of existential verb
Source:
Ehrhart 1993
: 173
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