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Predicative locative phrases
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Variable copula
Example 59-41:
mbeni nzoni zo ake na kodoro so ape
mbeni
certain
nzoni
good
zo
person
a-ke
pm
-
cop
na
prep
kodoro
village
so
dem
ape
neg
There's not one good person in this village.
Example 59-225:
baba ti mo (ake) na ndo wa?
baba
father
ti
of
mo
2sg
(a-ke)
(
pm
-
cop
)
na
prep
ndo
place
wa?
what
Where's your father?
Example 59-226:
mbeni ngbo ake na ya ti du so
mbeni
certain
ngbo
snake
ake
pm
.
cop
na
prep
ya
inside
ti
of
du
hole
so
dem
There's a snake in this hole.
Example 59-227:
ala (ke) na ya ti da?
ala
3pl
(ke)
(
cop
)
na
prep
ya
inside
ti
of
da?
house
Are they in the house?
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Sango
by
William J. Samarin
cite
Language:
Sango
Feature:
Predicative locative phrases
Source:
Samarin 1967
: 155f
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