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Rain falls
Example 59-200:
biri ngu (ti) Nzapa apika mingi
biri
yesterday
ngu
water
(ti)
(of)
Nzapa
God
a-pika
pm
-strike
mingi
much
Yesterday it rained a lot.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Sango
by
William J. Samarin
cite
Language:
Sango
Feature:
Raining constructions
Source:
Bouquiaux et al. 1978
: 255
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