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Pronoun conjunction
Comitative constructions in which the comitative phrase occurs postverbally are preferred.
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Singular pronoun overtly conjoined with other conjunct
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 58-23:
Yandi/bo kwend-aka na Petelo.
Yandi/bo
he/they
kwend-aka
leave-
pst
na
with
Petelo.
Petelo
He/they left with Petelo.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Kikongo-Kituba
by
Salikoko S. Mufwene
cite
Language:
Kikongo-Kituba
Feature:
Pronoun conjunction
Source:
Own knowledge
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