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Focusing of the noun phrase
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Cleft with focus particle before focus
Example 58-129:
Si
mukanda yayi ya yandi sumb-aka.
Si
foc
mukanda
book
yayi
this
ya
rel
yandi
he
sumb-aka.
buy-
pst
It is this book he bought.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Kikongo-Kituba
by
Salikoko S. Mufwene
cite
Language:
Kikongo-Kituba
Feature:
Focusing of the noun phrase
Source:
Own knowledge
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