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Special dependent person forms for subject and object
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No dependent person forms
Example 58-20:
Yandi pusa mono na kibaka.
Yandi
he
pusa-Ø
push-
narr
mono
me
na
conn
kibaka.
wall
He pushed me against the wall.
Example 58-13:
Yandi kwis-aka mbangu.
Yandi
he
kwis-aka
come-
pst
mbangu.
running.
n
He came fast.
Example 58-24:
Yandi na Petelo bo kwend-aka.
Yandi
he
na
and/with
Petelo
Petelo
bo
they
kwend-aka.
leave-
pst
He and Peter, they left.
Example 58-78:
Mono zola yandi.
Mono
me
zola
like
yandi.
him/her
I like him/her.
Example 58-109:
yandi mosi
yandi
he/she
mosi
one
himself/herself (emphatic or reflexive)
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Kikongo-Kituba
by
Salikoko S. Mufwene
cite
Language:
Kikongo-Kituba
Feature:
Special dependent person forms for subject and object
Source:
Own knowledge
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