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Kikongo-Kituba
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Coming from named places
The same all-purpose connective na is used.
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No adpositional/case marking Frequency: 50.0%
Example 58-102:
Yandi basika (na) nzo.
Yandi
he/she
basika
exit
(na)
(
conn
)
nzo.
house
He/She got out of the house.
Confidence:
Very certain
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Preposition Frequency: 50.0%
Example 58-160:
Móno méne katúka
na
bwála
Móno
1sg
méne
finish
katúka
originate
na
prep
bwála
village
I have come from the village
Example 58-102:
Yandi basika (na) nzo.
Yandi
he/she
basika
exit
(na)
(
conn
)
nzo.
house
He/She got out of the house.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Kikongo-Kituba
by
Salikoko S. Mufwene
cite
Language:
Kikongo-Kituba
Feature:
Coming from named places
Source:
Own knowledge
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